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1954 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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1954 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State $ 4 0 0 7 3 0
Cal Poly 3 1 0 6 4 0
San Diego State 2 2 0 5 4 0
Santa Barbara 1 3 0 4 5 0
Los Angeles State 0 4 0 2 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1954 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College[note 1] during the 1954 NCAA College Division football season.

San Diego State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by eighth-year head coach Bill Schutte, and played home games at both Aztec Bowl and Balboa Stadium. They finished the season with five wins and four losses (5–4, 2–2 CCAA). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 177–141 for the season.

Schedule

September 25New Mexico*

L 7–28 October 2at Cal Poly

L 14–26 October 8at San Francisco State*

L 10–12 October 16at San Diego Marines[1]*

  • Balboa Stadium
  • San Diego, CA

W 14–0 October 23Los Angeles State[note 2]

W 38–0 October 30Fresno State[note 3]

  • Balboa Stadium
  • San Diego, CA (Rivalry)

L 0–20 November 13Pepperdine*

  • Aztec Bowl
  • San Diego, CA

W 20–13 November 20at Santa Barbara[note 4]

W 33–14 November 27Whittier*

  • Aztec Bowl
  • San Diego, CA

W 41–28

Template:CFB Schedule End [2][3]

Team players in the NFL

The following San Diego State players were selected in the 1955 NFL Draft. [4]

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
Bob Newton Guard 17 202 San Francisco 49ers

Notes

  1. ^ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935–1971. See: San Diego State
  2. ^ California State University, Los Angeles was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947–1963. See: Cal State LA
  3. ^ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949–1971. See: Fresno State
  4. ^ UC Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944–1956. See: UC Santa Barbara

References

  1. ^ "Military Glory: Service Teams, in Their Heyday, Won Championships, Thrilled the Fans". Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "San Diego State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "1955 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.