1951 San Diego State Aztecs football | |
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CCAA champion | |
Pineapple Bowl, W 34–13 vs. Hawaii | |
Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
Record | 10–0–1 (4–0 CCAA) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Aztec Bowl, Balboa Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Barbara | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Los Angeles State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1951 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College[note 1] during the 1951 college football season.
San Diego State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by fifth-year head coach Bill Schutte, and played home games at both Aztec Bowl and Balboa Stadium. They finished the season undefeated, with ten wins, no losses and one tie (10–0–1, 4–0 CCAA). Overall, the team was dominant in nearly every game, outscoring its opponents 386–133 for the season.
At the end of the regular season, the Aztecs were invited to the Pineapple Bowl in Hawaii. On January 1, 1952, they defeated the Hawaii Rainbows, 34–13.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | at San Francisco State* | W 32–14 | 8,000 | [1] | |
September 29 | Submarines Pacific (CA)* | W 37–21 | 10,000 | [2] | |
October 6 | Cal Poly |
| W 32–13 | 8,500 | [3] |
October 13 | San Diego Marines[note 2]* |
| W 34–18 | 18,000 | [4][5] |
October 20 | Arizona State* |
| T 27–27 | 12,500 | [6] |
October 27 | Los Angeles State |
| W 64–0 | 6,000 | [7] |
November 3 | at Fresno State* | W 13–7 | 8,121 | [8] | |
November 10 | at Redlands* |
| W 46–14 | 2,000 | [9] |
November 16 | at Pepperdine |
| W 27–6 | [10] | |
November 22 | Santa Barbara |
| W 40–0 | 7,000 | [11] |
January 1 | at Hawaii* | W 34–13 | 11,000 | [12] | |
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The following San Diego State players were selected in the 1952 NFL Draft.[14]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Skeets Quinlan | Halfback | 4 | 49 | Los Angeles Rams |
Art Preston | Back | 21 | 253 | Los Angeles Rams |