1954 San Diego State Aztecs football team
American college football season
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The 1954 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College[note 1] during the 1954 college football season.
| 1954 San Diego State Aztecs football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–4 (2–2 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Aztec Bowl, Balboa Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine * | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | New Mexico* | L 7–28 | 12,500 | [1] | |
| October 2 | at Cal Poly | L 14–26 | [2] | ||
| October 8 | at San Francisco State* | L 10–12 | 5,500 | [3] | |
| October 16 | at San Diego Marines[note 2]* |
| W 14–0 | 7,000 | [4][5] |
| October 23 | Los Angeles State |
| W 38–0 | 7,000 | [6] |
| October 30 | Fresno State |
| L 0–20 | 12,000 | [7] |
| November 13 | Pepperdine* |
| W 20–13 | 5,000 | [8] |
| November 20 | at Santa Barbara |
| W 33–14 | 5,000 | [9] |
| November 27 | Whittier* |
| W 41–28 | 4,000 | [10] |
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Team players in the NFL
The following San Diego State players were selected in the 1955 NFL draft.[12]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Bob Newton | Guard | 17 | 202 | San Francisco 49ers |
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.