1949 San Diego State Aztecs football team

American college football season

1949 San Diego State Aztecs football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3 (3–1 CCAA)
Head coach
  • Bill Schutte (3rd season)
Home stadiumAztec Bowl
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Jose State $ 4 0 0 9 4 0
San Diego State 3 1 0 6 3 0
Cal Poly 1 3 0 4 6 0
Fresno State 1 3 0 3 8 0
Santa Barbara 1 3 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1949 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College[note 1] during the 1949 college football season.

San Diego State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by third-year head coach Bill Schutte, and played home games at both Aztec Bowl and Balboa Stadium. They finished the season with six wins and three losses (6–3, 3–1 CCAA). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 195–200 for the season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1at Pepperdine*
  • Sentinel Field
  • Inglewood, CA
W 9–76,000[1][2]
October 8Pomona*
  • Aztec Bowl
  • San Diego, CA
W 33–138,000[3]
October 15New Mexico A&M*
  • Aztec Bowl
  • San Diego, CA
W 39–188,000[4]
October 22at Pacific (CA)*
L 14–628,000[5]
October 29Loyola (CA)*
L 20–3418,000[6]
November 5at Fresno StateW 18–77,500[7]
November 12San Jose State
  • Aztec Bowl
  • San Diego, CA
L 0–408,500[8]
November 19Cal Poly
  • Aztec Bowl
  • San Diego, CA
W 40–195,000[9]
November 24Santa Barbaradagger
  • Aztec Bowl
  • San Diego, CA
W 22–06,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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Team players in the NFL

No San Diego State players were selected in the 1950 NFL Draft.[12][13]

The following finished their San Diego State career in 1949, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL Team
Tom Dahms Tackle Los Angeles Rams

Notes

  1. ^ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

  1. ^ Howard Hagen (October 2, 1949). "Preston's 88-yard T.D. Gallop Sparks Aztecs' 9-7 Victory". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 2-B.
  2. ^ "Oxy Stretches Win Streak to 10 Games". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. October 3, 1949. p. 30. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ Howard Hagen (October 9, 1949). "Aztecs Race To 33-13 Triumph". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-3.
  4. ^ Howard Hagen (October 16, 1949). "Aztecs Wallop N.M. Aggies, 39-18". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-3.
  5. ^ Howard Hagen (October 23, 1949). "College of Pacific Runs Over S.D. State, 62-14". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-2.
  6. ^ Howard Hagen (October 31, 1949). "Coleman Lost to Aztecs For Battle With Fresno". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-3.
  7. ^ Howard Hagen (November 6, 1949). "S.D. State Turns Back Fresno's Bid, 18 to 7". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-2.
  8. ^ Howard Hagen (November 13, 1949). "Spartans Pin 40-0 Lacing On Aztecs". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-2.
  9. ^ Howard Hagen (November 20, 1949). "Aztecs Drub Poly". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-3.
  10. ^ Howard Hagen (November 25, 1949). "Aztecs Close With 22-0 Win". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-3.
  11. ^ "1949 Football Schedule". San Diego State University Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  12. ^ "1950 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  13. ^ "San Diego St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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San Diego State Aztecs football
Venues
  • College Field / Aztec Field (1921, 1923–1925, 1927–1928, 1934–1935)
  • Navy "Sports" Field (1922, 1926, 1929–1931, 1933–1934)
  • Balboa Stadium (1921–1925, 1927–1929, 1932, 1934–1935, 1940–1941, 1945–1947, alternate in several other seasons)
  • Aztec Bowl (1936–1942, 1947–1966)
  • San Diego Stadium (1967–2019)
  • Dignity Health Sports Park (2020–2021)
  • Snapdragon Stadium (2022–present)
Bowls & rivalries
Seasons
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