With Michigan's football team traveling to Italy for a week during its spring camp, SDSU will be spending a day in Little Italy next week. This is defintely Rocky making at dig at the Power 5 school.
Per GoAztecs
Aztec Football to Visit Little Italy on March 21
SDSU football to take part in Little Italy festivities on Tuesday
SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego State football team will visit Little Italy next Tuesday (March 21) with festivities planned for the historic urban neighborhood. The visit will come three days after the annual spring game at 11 a.m. PT Saturday on the enclosed Aztec football practice field.
SDSU will arrive at 2:45 p.m. PT to take a photo with the Little Italy sign, before splitting into five groups for culture immersion experiences at 3 p.m. PT. One group will attend an Our Lady of the Rosary blessing and art history event at 1668 State Street. A second group is slated to visit the Washington Elementary School for an American football experience at 1789 State Street. The third group will participate in a bocce ball experience at Amici Park on the corner of West Date and State Streets. Another group will watch live Italian music at the Piazza Basilone on the corner of India and West Fir Street. The final group will go on a historic walking tour with Little Italy Tours under the Little Italy sign.
The five groups will then attend a lunch service at four different restaurants, including Sorrento Ristorante (1646 India Street), Café Zucchero (1731 India Street), Filippi’s Pizza Grotto (1747 India Street) and Mona Lisa Restaurant (2061 India Street) before heading back to campus.
In 2016, San Diego State defeated Wyoming, 27-24, in the Mountain West Championship for its second straight league title and downed Houston, 34-10, in the Las Vegas Bowl to finish 11-3, culminating in a No. 25 ranking in both the AP Top 25 poll and the Amway Coaches Poll. It is just the second time that the Aztecs have been ranked in the final AP poll in program history (also 1977). The 11 wins tied a school single-season record as SDSU became the first team in program history with back-to-back 11-win campaigns.San Diego State is accepting new account deposits on 2017 season tickets through the Aztec Ticket Office, while current season-ticket holders can also renew their tickets for the 2017 campaign. Fans can purchase tickets through GoAztecs.com, over the phone by calling (619) 283-7378, or by visiting Qualcomm Stadium's Window E between 9 a.m. PT and 5 p.m. PT.
SDSU’s home schedule next year includes games against UC Davis (Sept. 2), Stanford (Sept. 16), Northern Illinois (Sept. 30), Boise State (Oct. 14), Fresno State (Oct. 21), Nevada (Nov. 18) and New Mexico (Nov. 25).
SDSU Football Little Italy Agenda
Time Group Activity Location
2:45 p.m. All Arrival at Little Italy sign Under the Little Italy sign
3 p.m. 1 Our Lady of the Rosary Blessing & Art History 1668 State Street
2 Washington Elementary School American FB Exp. 1789 State Street
3 Bocce Ball Experience at Amici Park Corner of W. Date & State Streets
4 Live Italian Music at the Piazza Basilone Corner of India & W. Fir Street
5 Historic Walking Tour with the Little Italy Tours Under the Little Italy sign
4 p.m. 1 Sorrento Ristorante 1646 India Street
2 & 3 Café Zucchero 1731 India Street
4 Filippi’s Pizza Grotto 1747 India Street
5 Mona Lisa Restaurant 2061 India Street
Per GoAztecs
Aztec Football to Visit Little Italy on March 21
SDSU football to take part in Little Italy festivities on Tuesday
SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego State football team will visit Little Italy next Tuesday (March 21) with festivities planned for the historic urban neighborhood. The visit will come three days after the annual spring game at 11 a.m. PT Saturday on the enclosed Aztec football practice field.
SDSU will arrive at 2:45 p.m. PT to take a photo with the Little Italy sign, before splitting into five groups for culture immersion experiences at 3 p.m. PT. One group will attend an Our Lady of the Rosary blessing and art history event at 1668 State Street. A second group is slated to visit the Washington Elementary School for an American football experience at 1789 State Street. The third group will participate in a bocce ball experience at Amici Park on the corner of West Date and State Streets. Another group will watch live Italian music at the Piazza Basilone on the corner of India and West Fir Street. The final group will go on a historic walking tour with Little Italy Tours under the Little Italy sign.
The five groups will then attend a lunch service at four different restaurants, including Sorrento Ristorante (1646 India Street), Café Zucchero (1731 India Street), Filippi’s Pizza Grotto (1747 India Street) and Mona Lisa Restaurant (2061 India Street) before heading back to campus.
In 2016, San Diego State defeated Wyoming, 27-24, in the Mountain West Championship for its second straight league title and downed Houston, 34-10, in the Las Vegas Bowl to finish 11-3, culminating in a No. 25 ranking in both the AP Top 25 poll and the Amway Coaches Poll. It is just the second time that the Aztecs have been ranked in the final AP poll in program history (also 1977). The 11 wins tied a school single-season record as SDSU became the first team in program history with back-to-back 11-win campaigns.San Diego State is accepting new account deposits on 2017 season tickets through the Aztec Ticket Office, while current season-ticket holders can also renew their tickets for the 2017 campaign. Fans can purchase tickets through GoAztecs.com, over the phone by calling (619) 283-7378, or by visiting Qualcomm Stadium's Window E between 9 a.m. PT and 5 p.m. PT.
SDSU’s home schedule next year includes games against UC Davis (Sept. 2), Stanford (Sept. 16), Northern Illinois (Sept. 30), Boise State (Oct. 14), Fresno State (Oct. 21), Nevada (Nov. 18) and New Mexico (Nov. 25).
SDSU Football Little Italy Agenda
Time Group Activity Location
2:45 p.m. All Arrival at Little Italy sign Under the Little Italy sign
3 p.m. 1 Our Lady of the Rosary Blessing & Art History 1668 State Street
2 Washington Elementary School American FB Exp. 1789 State Street
3 Bocce Ball Experience at Amici Park Corner of W. Date & State Streets
4 Live Italian Music at the Piazza Basilone Corner of India & W. Fir Street
5 Historic Walking Tour with the Little Italy Tours Under the Little Italy sign
4 p.m. 1 Sorrento Ristorante 1646 India Street
2 & 3 Café Zucchero 1731 India Street
4 Filippi’s Pizza Grotto 1747 India Street
5 Mona Lisa Restaurant 2061 India Street
