1940 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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1940 San Diego State Aztecs football
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record5–3–1 (1–1–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Aztec Bowl
Balboa Stadium
Seasons
←  1939
1941  →
1940 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Jose State $ 3 –0 –011 –1 –0
Fresno State 1 –1 –19 –2 –1
San Diego State 1 –1 –15 –3 –1
Santa Barbara State 0 –3 –05 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College [note 1] during the 1940 college football season.

Contents

San Diego State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The 1940 team was led by head coach Leo B. Calland in his sixth season with the Aztecs. They played home games at two sites, Aztec Bowl and Balboa Stadium in San Diego, California. The Aztecs finished the season with five wins, three losses and one tie (5–3–1, 1–1–1 CCAA). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 128–87 for the season.

San Diego State was ranked at No. 146 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Pomona *
W 33–36,000 [2]
October 4 Occidental *
  • Aztec Bowl
  • San Diego, CA
W 20–06,000 [3]
October 11at San Jose State
L 0–107,000 [4]
October 19 Redlands *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Aztec Bowl
  • San Diego, CA
W 20–144,000 [5]
October 25 Fresno State
T 0–03,000 [6]
November 8at San Diego Marines *
  • Balboa Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
L 6–2012,000 [7]
November 16at Whittier *
W 33–0 [8]
November 23at Santa Barbara State
W 9–74,000 [9]
December 7at Hawaii *
L 7–3322,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

[11]

Notes

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

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The 1948 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1948 college football season.

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The 1942 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1942 college football season.

The 1941 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1941 college football season.

The 1939 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1939 college football season.

References

  1. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Charles Byrne (September 28, 1940). "Aztecs Surprise, Turn In 33 to 3 Win Over Pomona". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
  3. ↑ Charles Byrne (October 5, 1940). "Aztecs Overpower Occidental, 20 to 0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
  4. ↑ Charles Byrne (October 12, 1940). "San Jose Turns in 10-0 Victory Over San Diego". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
  5. ↑ Charles Byrne (October 20, 1940). "Gilliland Leads Aztecs to 20-14 Victory Over Redlands". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 1-E.
  6. ↑ Charles Byrne (October 26, 1940). "San Diego State Holds Favored Fresno to Scoreless Tie". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
  7. ↑ Ken Bojens (November 9, 1940). "Devil Dogs Turn in 20-6 Victory Over San Diego State". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
  8. ↑ "San Diego Aztecs Trounce Whittier Gridmen, 33 to 0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. November 17, 1940. p. 1-E.
  9. ↑ Charles Byrne (November 24, 1940). "Aztecs Win, 9 to 7, on Sims' Field Goal". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 1-E.
  10. ↑ "Rainbows Score 33-7 Triumph Over State '11'". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. December 8, 1940. p. 1-E.
  11. ↑ "1940 Football Schedule". San Diego State University Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
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