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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 represented San Diego State College [note 1] during the 1961 college football season.
San Diego State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by head coach Don Coryell, in his first year, and played home games at Aztec Bowl. They finished the season with seven wins, two losses, and one tie (7–2–1, 2–2–1 CCAA). This was a big turn-around from the previous year, when they had won just a single game.
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 |
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The 1960 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1960 college football season.
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