1929 San Diego State Aztecs football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1929

| team = San Diego State Aztecs

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Southern California Conference

| short_conf = SCC

| record = 3–5

| conf_record = 1–5

| head_coach = Charles E. Peterson

| hc_year = 9th

| captain =

| stadium = Balboa Stadium
Navy "Sports"Field

}}

The 1929 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State Teachers CollegeSan Diego State University was known as San Diego State Teachers College from 1924 to 1934. during the 1929 college football season.

San Diego State competed in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC). The 1929 San Diego State team was led by head coach Charles E. Peterson in his ninth season as football coach of the Aztecs.San Diego State's Peterson Gym, which opened in 1961, was named after coach Peterson. At various times during his 37-year career with the Aztecs, Peterson was the athletic director, football coach, basketball coach, track coach, and Dean of Men. They played five home games at Balboa Stadium and one at Navy "Sports" Field.Navy "Sports" Field was the original name of what became Lane Field in downtown San Diego. It was converted to a baseball-only configuration in 1936. The Aztecs finished the season with three wins and five losses (3–5, 1–5 SCIAC). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 81–96 points for the season.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 28

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1929|team=California Christian Panthers|title=California Christian}}

| site_stadium = Balboa Stadium

| site_cityst = San Diego, CA

| score = 26–18

| attend = {{cite news|title=State College Defeats California Christian, 26 to 18; Visitors Surprise To Lead at Half; Walton May Be Out|newspaper=The San Diego Union|location=San Diego, California|author=Charles Savage|date=September 29, 1929}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 5

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1929|team=Whittier Poets|title=Whittier}}

| site_stadium = Hadley Field

| site_cityst = Whittier, CA

| score = 7–13

| attend = {{cite news|title=Whittier Triumphs Over Aztecs in First Conference Start; Poets Finish On Long End Of 13-7 Score|newspaper=The San Diego Union|location=San Diego, California|page=3|author=Charles Savage|date=October 6, 1929}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1929|team=Redlands Bulldogs|title=Redlands}}

| site_stadium = Redlands StadiumThis stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season

| site_cityst = Redlands, CA

| score = 0–7

| attend = {{cite news|title=Redlands University Eleven Trounces State College 7 to 0; Bulldogs Pass Their Way to Victory Over Overconfident Aztecs|newspaper=The San Diego Union|location=San Diego, California|page=3|date=October 13, 1929}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| w/l = w

| opponent = Santa Barbara State

| site_stadium = Balboa Stadium

| site_cityst = San Diego, CA

| score = 7–6

| attend = {{cite news|title=Aztecs Nose Out Santa Barbara By Score of 7 to 6; State College Team Snatches Game From Foe With Long Pass|newspaper=The San Diego Union|location=San Diego, California|author=Charles Savage|date=October 20, 1929}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| w/l = l

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1929|team=Occidental Tigers|title=Occidental}}

| site_stadium = Balboa Stadium

| site_cityst = San Diego, CA

| score = 0–20

| attend = {{cite news|title=Occidental Gridders Sweep Over Aztecs to Win, 20-0; State College Puts Up Game Fight but Lacks Scoring Punch|newspaper=The San Diego Union|location=San Diego, California|author=Charles Savage|date=November 3, 1929}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 9

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1929|team=La Verne Leopards|title=La Verne}}

| site_stadium = Navy "Sports" Field

| site_cityst = San Diego, CA

| score = 35–0

| attend = {{cite news|title=State College and San Diego High Win With Ease; Aztecs Drub Visitors By Score of 35-0|newspaper=The San Diego Union|location=San Diego, California|author=Charles Savage|date=November 10, 1929}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 16

| w/l = l

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1929|team=Pomona Sagehens|title=Pomona}}

| site_stadium = Balboa Stadium

| site_cityst = San Diego, CA

| score = 0–13

| attend = {{cite news|title=Pomona Sweeps to Victory Over State College, 13-0; Local Gridders Put Up Stubborn Defense But Foes Too Strong|newspaper=The San Diego Union|location=San Diego, California|author=Charles Savage|date=November 17, 1929}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 28

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1929|team=Caltech Beavers|title=Caltech}}

| site_stadium = Balboa Stadium

| site_cityst = San Diego, CA

| score = 6–19

| attend = {{cite news|title=Caltech Triumphs Over State College In Final Game; Aztec Gridders Bow To Scrappy Engineers; Last Game for Coach|newspaper=The San Diego Union|location=San Diego, California|author=Charles Savage|date=November 29, 1929}}

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=1929 Football Schedule |url=https://goaztecs.com/sports/football/schedule/1929 |publisher=San Diego State University Athletics |access-date=August 21, 2023 }}

Notes

References

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