1921 San Diego State Professors football team
American college football season
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The 1921 San Diego State football team represented San Diego State Teachers College[note 1] during the 1921 college football season. The team did not have a formal nickname in 1921. The "Professors" name was sometimes used, but local newspapers simply referred to the team either as "State" or the "Junior College".
- Charles E. Peterson (1st season)
College Field
| 1921 San Diego State football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Southern California Junior College Conference |
| Record | 4â6 (1â3 SCJCC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Balboa Stadium College Field |
1921 not only saw the first season of intercollegiate football for San Diego State, but it was also the first year San Diego State was a four-year institution.[1] San Diego State competed in the Southern California Junior College Conference (SCJCC) from 1921 to 1924. The team was led by head coach Charles E. Peterson, and played home games at Balboa Stadium and at the College Field on campus.[note 2] They finished the season with four wins and six losses (4â6, 1â3 SCJCC). The team scored 60 points in their ten games while giving up 100.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | Army-Navy Academy* |
| W 6â0 | [2] |
| October 6 | Reserve Destroyers* |
| L 0â3 | [3] |
| October 13 | USS Birmingham* |
| L 0â14 | [4] |
| October 15 | North Island NAS[note 3]* |
| L 7â12 | [5] |
| October 19 | USS Birmingham* |
| W 14â6 | [6] |
| October 21 | Army-Navy Academy* |
| W 12â0 | [7] |
| October 28 | at Santa Ana |
| L 0â26 | [8] |
| November 4 | Fullerton |
| L 0â20 | [9] |
| November 11 | Chaffey |
| W 14â0 | [10] |
| November 19 | at Riverside | L 7â19 | [11] | |
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Notes
- San Diego State University was known as San Diego State Teachers College from 1924 to 1934. It had been called San Diego Normal School from its founding in 1897 through 1920.
- San Diego State's Peterson Gym, which opened in 1961, was named after Peterson. At various times during his 37-year career with the Aztecs, Peterson was the athletic director, football coach, basketball coach, track coach, and Dean of Men.
- Naval Air Station North Island is a Naval air station located in San Diego that has been in use since 1917.
- The Navy "Sports" Field was the original name of what became Lane Field in downtown San Diego. It was converted to a baseball-only configuration in 1936.