1949 San Diego State Aztecs football team

1949 San Diego State Aztecs football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–3 (3–1 CCAA)
Head coach	Bill Schutte (3rd season)
Home stadium	Aztec Bowl
Seasons ←  1948 1950  →

1949 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	at Pepperdine *	Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA	W 9–7	6,000	[1] [2]
October 8	Pomona *	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	W 33–13	8,000	[3]
October 15	New Mexico A&M *	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	W 39–18	8,000	[4]
October 22	at Pacific (CA) *	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	L 14–62	8,000	[5]
October 29	Loyola (CA) *	Balboa Stadium San Diego, CA	L 20–34	18,000	[6]
November 5	at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	W 18–7	7,500	[7]
November 12	San Jose State	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	L 0–40	8,500	[8]
November 19	Cal Poly	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	W 40–19	5,000	[9]
November 24	Santa Barbara	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	W 22–0	6,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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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.
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.