1961 San Diego State Aztecs football team
American college football season
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The 1961 San Diego State Aztecs football team was an American football team that represented San Diego State College (now known as San Diego State University[note 1] as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1961 college football season. In their first year under head coach Don Coryell, the Aztecs compiled a 7–2–1 record (2–2–1 in conference games), tied for third place in the CCAA, and outscored opponents by a total of 231 to 154. This was a big turn-around from the previous year, when they had won just a single game.
| 1961 San Diego State Aztecs football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–2–1 (2–2–1 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Aztec Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3/5 Fresno State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team played its home games at Aztec Bowl in San Diego.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | at Los Angeles State |
| T 13–13 | 4,752 | [1][2] |
| September 30 | Cal Poly | W 9–6 | 9,000 | [3] | |
| October 7 | Long Beach State |
| L 15–17 | 9,000 | [4] |
| October 14 | at Redlands* |
| W 32–20 | 4,200 | [5] |
| October 21 | UC Santa Barbara |
| W 21–6 | 8,500–9,500 | [6][7] |
| October 28 | at No. 6 Fresno State | L 6–27 | 9,000 | [8] | |
| November 4 | at Pepperdine* | W 21–6 | 9,000 | [9] | |
| November 11 | Cal Western* |
| W 54–34 | 7,500 | [10] |
| November 18 | San Diego* |
| W 42–12 | 10,000 | [11] |
| November 27 | San Diego Marines[note 3]* |
| W 18–13 | 8,000 | [12][13] |
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Team awards
| Award | Player |
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| Most Valuable Player (John Simcox Memorial Trophy) | Kern Carson |
| Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen (Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy) | David Lay |
| Most Inspirational Player | Warren Simmons |
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.
