1959 San Diego State Aztecs football team
American college football season
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The 1959 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College[note 1] during the 1959 college football season.
| 1959 San Diego State Aztecs football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 1–6–1 (0–5 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Aztec Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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San Diego State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by head coach Paul Governali, in his fourth year, and played home games at Aztec Bowl. They finished the season with one win, six losses and one tie (1–6–1, 0–5–0 CCAA). The Aztecs scored only 74 points in their eight games while giving up 208.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | at Los Angeles State | L 3–21 | [1] | ||
| October 3 | Cal Poly | L 6–13 | 8,500 | [2] | |
| October 10 | Long Beach State |
| L 6–14 | 7,500 | [3] |
| October 17 | at Redlands* |
| W 19–15 | [4] | |
| October 31 | at Fresno State | L 13–38 | 5,500 | [5] | |
| November 7 | UC Santa Barbara |
| L 7–29 | 5,500–6,500 | [6][7] |
| November 14 | at Pepperdine* | T 14–14 | 1,500 | [8] | |
| November 21 | San Diego Marines[note 3]* |
| L 6–64 | 8,500 | [9][10] |
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Team players in the NFL/AFL
No San Diego State players were selected in the 1960 NFL draft or 1960 AFL Draft.[12]
The following finished their San Diego State career in 1959, were not drafted, but played in the NFL/AFL.[13]
| Player | Position | First NFL Team |
| Bob Keyes | Halfback | 1960 Oakland Raiders |
Notes
- San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
- This stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season
- The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.