1939 San Diego State Aztecs football team

1939 San Diego State Aztecs football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	2–7 (0–2 CCAA)
Head coach	Leo Calland (5th season)
Home stadium	Aztec Bowl
Seasons ←  1938 1940  →

1939 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Jose State $	3	–	0	–	0			13	–	0	–	0
Fresno State	1	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Santa Barbara State	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
San Diego State	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1939 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College ^{[note 1]} during the 1939 college football season.

San Diego State competed in the inaugural season of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). They had competed in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) for the previous 13 years. The 1939 team was led by head coach Leo B. Calland in his fifth season with the Aztecs. They played home games at Aztec Bowl in San Diego, California. The Aztecs finished the season with two wins and seven losses (2–7, 0–2 CCAA). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 60–148 for the season.

San Diego State was ranked at No. 235 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Arizona State *	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	L 0–20	3,500	[2]
September 29	Redlands *	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	W 26–0	3,500	[3]
October 6	Occidental *	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	W 10–6	3,000	[4]
October 13	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 0–42	8,000	[5]
October 28	Pomona *	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	L 6–12	4,500	[6]
November 4	Whittier *	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	L 12–23	6,000	[7]
November 11	at San Diego Marines *	Balboa Stadium San Diego, CA	L 6–13	8,000	[8]
November 15	Hawaii *	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	L 0–13	4,000	[9]
November 25	Santa Barbara State	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	L 0–19	4,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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Notes

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

References

1. E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Ted Steinmann (September 22, 1939). "Tempe Bulldogs Surprise, Trounce San Diego State, 20-0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
3. Ted Steinmann (September 30, 1939). "Aztecs Run Wild, Trounce Redlands, 26 to 0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
4. Ted Steinmann (October 7, 1939). "Aztecs Beat Oxy; Marines Trounce Caltech". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
5. Ted Steinmann (October 14, 1939). "San Jose State Runs Wild, Trounces Aztecs, 42 to 0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
6. Ted Steinmann (October 29, 1939). "Pomona Defeats Aztecs, 12-6; Trojans Rout Bears 26-0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 1-E.
7. Ted Steinmann (November 5, 1939). "Troy, Bruins Turn In Gridiron Triumphs; Aztecs Beaten". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 1-E.
8. Ken Bojens (November 12, 1939). "Marines Turn in 13 to 6 Victory Over Aztecs Before 8000 Fans". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California.
9. Ted Steinmann (November 16, 1939). "Hawaii Trims Aztecs". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
10. Ted Steinmann (November 26, 1939). "Santa Barbarans Whip Aztecs, 19-0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 1-E.
11. "1939 Football Schedule". San Diego State University Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2023.