1947 San Diego State Aztecs football team
American college football season
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The 1947 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College[note 1] during the 1947 college football season.
| 1947 San Diego State Aztecs football | |
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Harbor Bowl, L 0–53 vs. Hardin–Simmons | |
| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–3–1 (2–2–1 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Aztec Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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San Diego State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by first-year head coach Bill Schutte, and played home games at both Aztec Bowl and Balboa Stadium. They finished the season with seven wins, three losses and one tie (7–3–1, 2–2–1 CCAA). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 191–156 for the season. At the end of the season, the Aztecs were chosen to play in the 1948 Harbor Bowl against the Hardin–Simmons Cowboys. The game was played at Balboa Stadium in San Diego, California on January 1, 1948. The Aztecs were beaten 0–53 in the game.
In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, San Diego State was ranked at No. 130 out of 500 college football teams.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | at Utah State* |
| W 24–19 | 12,000 | [2] |
| October 4 | Cal Poly | W 56–13 | 11,000 | [3] | |
| October 11 | at Pacific (CA) |
| L 0–13 | 8,000 | [4] |
| October 18 | Occidental* |
| W 14–0 | 8,000 | [5] |
| October 25 | San Jose State |
| L 7–32 | 25,000 | [6][7] |
| November 1 | at Fresno State | T 7–7 | 4,307 | [8][9][10] | |
| November 8 | Loyola (CA)* |
| W 13–12 | 7,000 | [11][12] |
| November 15 | Whittier* |
| W 19–0 | 7,000 | [13][14] |
| November 22 | BYU* |
| W 32–7 | 8,000 | [15][16] |
| November 29 | Santa Barbara |
| W 19–0 | 10,000 | [17][18] |
| January 1, 1948 | Hardin–Simmons* |
| L 0–53 | 12,000 | [19] |
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Notes
- San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.