1941 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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1941 San Diego State Aztecs football
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record6–4 (0–3 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Aztec Bowl
Balboa Stadium
Seasons
←  1940
1942  →
1941 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Jose State + 2 –0 –15 –3 –3
Fresno State + 2 –0 –14 –3 –2
Santa Barbara State 1 –2 –03 –5 –1
San Diego State 0 –3 –06 –4 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1941 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College [note 1] during the 1941 college football season.

Contents

San Diego State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The 1941 team was led by head coach Leo B. Calland in his seventh 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 six wins and four losses (6–4, 0–3 CCAA). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 105 to 87 for the season.

San Diego State was ranked at No. 210 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 Pomona *
W 6–05,000 [2]
October 4 Occidental *
  • Aztec Bowl
  • San Diego, CA
W 7–65,000 [3]
October 10 San Jose State
L 0–206,500 [4]
October 18 Redlands *
  • Aztec Bowl
  • San Diego, CA
W 12–3 [5] [6]
October 25at Fresno State
L 0–266,720 [7] [8] [9]
November 7at Camp Haan (CA) [note 2] *
  • Balboa Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
L 0–64,000 [10]
November 14 Caltech *
  • Aztec Bowl
  • San Diego, CA
W 44–63,000 [11]
November 21at Whittier *
W 18–7 [12]
November 28 Santa Barbara State
  • Aztec Bowl
  • San Diego, CA
L 6–75,000 [13]
December 5 Pacific (CA) *
  • Balboa Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 12–69,000 [14]
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

  1. ↑ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. ↑ Camp Haan was a Coast Artillery Antiaircraft Replacement Training Center located on property adjacent to March Air Reserve Base near Riverside, California. It opened in 1941 and closed in 1947.

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

The 1940 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1940 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 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Charles Byrne (September 27, 1941). "First-Period Score Gives Aztecs 6-0 Win Over Pomona". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
  3. ↑ Charles Byrne (October 5, 1941). "Staters Rally To Nose Out Tigers, 7-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 1-E.
  4. ↑ Charles Byrne (October 11, 1941). "San Jose Wins, 20-0, as Aztecs Muff Scoring Chances". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
  5. ↑ "Staters Lead Redlands, 6-3, In Tight Tilt". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. October 19, 1941. p. 1-E.
  6. ↑ "Aztecs Suffer Another Blow". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. October 20, 1941. p. 3-B.
  7. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Fresno Takes 13 to 0 Lead". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. October 26, 1941. p. 1-E.
  9. ↑ "Fresno State Spanks San Diego Team". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 26, 1941. p. 18. Retrieved February 1, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  10. ↑ Charles Byrne (November 8, 1941). "Camp Haan Downs Aztecs, 6-0, in Disappointing Game". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 1-E.
  11. ↑ Charles Byrne (November 15, 1941). "Aztec Power Explodes for 44 to 6 Victory Over Caltech". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
  12. ↑ Charles Byrne (November 22, 1941). "Fourth-Period Scores Net Aztecs 18-7 Win Over Poets". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
  13. ↑ Charles Byrne (November 29, 1941). "Gauchos Topple San Diego, 7-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
  14. ↑ Charles Byrne (December 6, 1941). "Aztecs Whip Staggmen, 12 to 6, in Thrill-Packed Game". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
  15. ↑ "1941 Football Schedule". San Diego State University Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
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