1957 San Diego State Aztecs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1957
| team = San Diego State Aztecs
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = California Collegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf = CCAA
| record = 2–7
| conf_record = 0–1
| head_coach = Paul Governali
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = Aztec Bowl
}}
{{1957 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The 1957 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State CollegeSan Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935–1971. See: San Diego State during the 1957 college football season.
San Diego State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by head coach Paul Governali, in his second year, and played home games at Aztec Bowl. They finished the season with two wins and seven losses (2–7, 0–1 CCAA). The Aztecs were shutout in four consecutive games and scored only 77 points in their nine games while giving up 243.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Pacific (CA)
| site_stadium = Aztec Bowl
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| score = 6–32
| attend = 9,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = San Francisco State
| site_stadium = Aztec Bowl
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| score = 14–13
| attend = 8,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1957|team=La Verne Leopards|title=La Verne}}
| site_stadium = Arnett Field
| site_cityst = La Verne, CA
| score = 38–0
| attend = 1,200
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1957|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 1922–1964.
| site_stadium = Aztec Bowl
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| score = 7–20
| attend = 11,500
| source = {{cite news|title=MCRD's Line, Backs Batter Aztecs, 20-7|newspaper=The San Diego Union|location=San Diego, California|author=Howard Hagen|date=October 13, 1957|page=H-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 = October 19
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = San Jose State
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| score = 0–46
| attend = 8,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Arizona State
| site_stadium = Aztec Bowl
| site_cityst = San Diego
| score = 0–66
| attend = 8,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = Ratcliffe Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–27
| attend = 5,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Hawaii Marines
| site_stadium = Aztec Bowl
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| score = 0–25
| attend = 6,800
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Pepperdine
| site_stadium = El Camino Stadium
| site_cityst = Torrance, CA
| score = 12–14
| attend =
}}
}}
Notes
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References
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