1952 San Diego State Aztecs football team
American college football season
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The 1952 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College[note 1] during the 1952 college football season.
| 1952 San Diego State Aztecs football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 4–5 (2–2 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Aztec Bowl, Balboa Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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San Diego State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by sixth-year head coach Bill Schutte, and played home games at both Aztec Bowl and Balboa Stadium. They finished the season with four wins and five losses (4–5, 2–2 CCAA). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 238–267 for the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | San Jose State* | L 6–47 | 8,500 | [1] | |
| October 4 | at Cal Poly | L 18–20 | 5,000 | [2] | |
| October 11 | Pepperdine |
| W 33–13 | 5,000 | [3] |
| October 18 | Redlands* |
| W 27–12 | 5,000 | [4] |
| October 25 | Los Angeles State |
| W 41–26 | 5,000 | [5] |
| November 1 | Fresno State* |
| L 33–49 | 18,000 | [6] |
| November 8 | San Francisco State* |
| W 39–28 | 5,000 | [7] |
| November 17 | San Diego Marines[note 2]* |
| L 21–51 | 8,000 | [8][9] |
| November 21 | at Santa Barbara |
| L 20–21 | 5,500 | [10] |
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Team players in the NFL
The following San Diego State players were selected in the 1953 NFL draft.[12]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Hugh Latham | Tackle | 17 | 201 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Paul Held | Quarterback | 19 | 229 | Detroit Lions |
Notes
- San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
- The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.