1961 San Diego State Aztecs football | |
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Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
Record | 7–2–1 (2–2–1 CCAA) |
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Home stadium | Aztec Bowl |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3/5 Fresno State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Los Angeles State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 San Diego State Aztecs football team was an American football team that represented San Diego State College (now known as San Diego State University [note 1] as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1961 college football season. In their first year under head coach Don Coryell, the Aztecs compiled a 7–2–1 record (2–2–1 in conference games), tied for third place in the CCAA, and outscored opponents by a total of 231 to 154. This was a big turn-around from the previous year, when they had won just a single game.
The team played its home games at Aztec Bowl in San Diego.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 23 | at Los Angeles State |
| T 13–13 | 4,752 | [1] [2] |
September 30 | Cal Poly | W 9–6 | 9,000 | [3] | |
October 7 | Long Beach State |
| L 15–17 | 9,000 | [4] |
October 14 | at Redlands * |
| W 32–20 | 4,200 | [5] |
October 21 | UC Santa Barbara ![]() |
| W 21–6 | 8,500 | [6] |
October 28 | at No. 6 Fresno State | L 6–27 | 9,000 | [7] | |
November 4 | at Pepperdine * | W 21–6 | 9,000 | [8] | |
November 11 | Cal Western * |
| W 54–34 | 7,500 | [9] |
November 18 | San Diego * |
| W 42–12 | 10,000 | [10] |
November 27 | San Diego Marines [note 3] * |
| W 18–13 | 8,000 | [11] [12] |
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Award | Player |
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Most Valuable Player (John Simcox Memorial Trophy) | Kern Carson |
Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen (Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy) | David Lay |
Most Inspirational Player | Warren Simmons |