1963 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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1963 San Diego State Aztecs football
CCAA champion
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7 (UPI small college)
Record7–2 (4–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Aztec Bowl
Seasons
  1962
1964  
1963 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 San Diego State $ 4 1 07 2 0
Los Angeles State $ 3 1 07 1 0
Long Beach State 3 2 05 5 0
Fresno State 2 2 04 6 0
Cal Poly 1 4 02 8 0
Valley State 0 3 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1963 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College [note 1] during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season.

Contents

San Diego State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by head coach Don Coryell, in his third year, and played home games at Aztec Bowl. They finished the season with seven wins and two losses (7–2, 4–1 CCAA) and claimed the CCAA conference championship. [1] For the year, the offense averaged over 35 points a game, totaling 317 points. The defense gave up an average of 13 points a game, totaling 118 in 9 games.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Cal Poly Pomona *W 42–713,500 [2]
October 5 Cal Poly No. 7 UPI
  • Aztec Bowl
  • San Diego, CA
W 69–010,356 [3]
October 12 Long Beach State No. 6 UPI
  • Aztec Bowl
  • San Diego, CA
W 33–813,536 [4]
October 19at Los Angeles State No. 5 AP / 5 UPIL 30–4313,801 [5] [6]
October 26 UC Santa Barbara *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 10 AP / 5 UPI
  • Aztec Bowl
  • San Diego, CA
W 42–1411,265 [7]
November 2at Fresno State No. 10 AP / 7 UPIW 34–610,871 [8]
November 9at Pacific (CA) *No. 8 AP / 6 UPIW 34–184,000 [9]
November 16at Valley State No. 8 AP / 6 UPIW 21–6 [10]
November 30at San Diego Marines (MCRD) [note 2] *No. 9 AP / 6 UPI
L 12–1625,371 [11] [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP/UPI Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL/AFL

The following San Diego State players were selected in the 1964 NFL draft. [15]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
John FarrisGuard11147 Los Angeles Rams
John ButlerFullback20274 Baltimore Colts

The following San Diego State players were selected in the 1964 AFL Draft. [15]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
John FarrisGuard17136 San Diego Chargers

The following finished their San Diego State career in 1963, were not drafted, but played in the NFL/AFL. [16]

PlayerPositionFirst NFL Team
Lloyd McCoyGuard 1964 San Diego Chargers
Mario MendezHalfback 1964 San Diego Chargers

Team awards

AwardPlayer
Most Valuable Player
(John Simcox Memorial Trophy)
Mario Mendez
Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen
(Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy)
Frank Acosta
Ed Johns
Most Inspirational Player Joe Gibbs

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Notes

  1. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.

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The 1966 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. San Diego State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by head coach Don Coryell, in his sixth year, and played home games at both Aztec Bowl and Balboa Stadium.

The 1965 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season.

The 1964 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1964 NCAA College Division football season.

The 1962 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season.

The 1961 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1961 college football season.

The 1960 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1960 NCAA College Division football season.

The 1959 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season.

The 1958 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1958 college football season.

The 1956 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1956 college football season.

The 1955 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1955 college football season.

The 1954 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1954 college football season.

The 1953 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1953 college football season.

The 1952 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1952 college football season.

The 1951 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1951 college football season.

The 1950 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1950 college football season.

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