1953 San Diego State Aztecs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1953
| team = San Diego State Aztecs
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = California Collegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf = CCAA
| record = 5–3–1
| conf_record = 3–1–1
| head_coach = Bill Schutte
| hc_year = 7th
| captain =
| stadium = Aztec Bowl, Balboa Stadium
}}
{{1953 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The 1953 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State CollegeSan Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971. during the 1953 college football season.
San Diego State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by seventh-year head coach Bill Schutte, and played home games at both Aztec Bowl and Balboa Stadium. They finished the season with five wins, three losses and one tie (5–3–1, 3–1–1 CCAA). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 230–142 for the season.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Hawaii
| site_stadium = Aztec Bowl
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| score = 40–7
| attend = 8,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = l
| opponent = Cal Poly
| site_stadium = Aztec Bowl
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| score = 12–33
| attend = 9,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Pepperdine
| site_stadium = El Camino Stadium
| site_cityst = Torrance, CA
| score = 6–0
| attend = 4,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = New Mexico
| site_stadium = Zimmerman Field
| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM
| score = 12–41
| attend = 9,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Los Angeles State
| site_stadium = Snyder Field
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 40–13
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = Ratcliffe Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 27–27
| attend = 6,212
| source = {{cite web|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/gobulldogs.com/documents/2016/7/31/2016_Fresno_State_Football_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf?id=5374|title=Fresno State 2016 Media Guide|access-date=December 8, 2016}}{{cite news|title=Aztecs Tie Fresno State In Seesaw Battle, 27-27|newspaper=The San Diego Union|location=San Diego, California|author=Howard Hagen|date=November 1, 1953|page=B-2}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1953|team=Occidental Tigers|title=Occidental}}
| site_stadium = Aztec Bowl
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| score = 14–7
| attend = 9,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1953|team=San Diego Marines Devil Dogs|title=San Diego Marines}}The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
| site_stadium = Balboa Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| score = 7–14
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Marines Rally, Nip Aztecs, 14-7|newspaper=The San Diego Union|location=San Diego, California|author=Howard Hagen|date=November 15, 1953|page=B-1}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-06-13-sp-10919-story.html|title=Military Glory: Service Teams, in Their Heyday, Won Championships, Thrilled the Fans|access-date=January 5, 2017}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = w
| opponent = Santa Barbara
| site_stadium = Aztec Bowl
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| score = 72–0
| attend = 7,000
}}
}}
Team players in the NFL
The following San Diego State players were selected in the 1954 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1954.htm|title=1954 NFL Draft|access-date=December 7, 2016|archive-date=November 23, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123080221/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1954.htm|url-status=dead}}
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| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
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| Norm Nygaard | Back | 4 | 46 | Los Angeles Rams |
Notes
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References
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