1955 San Diego State Aztecs football team

American college football season

1955 San Diego State Aztecs football

Conference| California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record| 2–8 (0–2 CCAA)
Head coach|

* Bill Schutte (9th season)

Home stadium| Aztec Bowl, Balboa Stadium

Seasons

← 1954

1956 →

1955 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
Fresno State $  | 2  | – | 0  | – | 0 |  |  | 9  | – | 1  | – | 0
Cal Poly | 1  | – | 1  | – | 0 |  |  | 7  | – | 3  | – | 0
San Diego State | 0  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | 2  | – | 8  | – | 0

* $ – Conference champion

The 1955 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College—now known as San Diego State University—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1955 college football season. Led by Bill Schutte in his ninth and final season as head coach, the Aztecs compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 0–2 in conference play, placing last out of three teams in the CCAA.[1] The Aztecs were shutout three times, and held to a touchdown or less in eight of ten games. The team was outscored 231 to 65 for the season. San Diego State played home games at Aztec Bowl and Balboa Stadium, both located in San Diego.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 24| at Pepperdine*|

* El Camino Stadium
* Torrance, CA

| L 0–21| | [2]
October 1| Cal Poly|

* Aztec Bowl
* San Diego, CA

| L 6–12| 8,000| [3]
October 8| at Pomona-Claremont*|

* Claremont Alumni Field
* Claremont, CA

| L 20–28| | [4]
October 15| Arizona State*|

* Balboa Stadium
* San Diego, CA

| L 0–46| 14,000| [5]
October 22| San Diego NTS[note 1]*|

* Aztec Bowl
* San Diego, CA

| W 14–12| 6,000| [6]
October 29| San Francisco State*|

* Aztec Bowl
* San Diego, CA

| W 7–6| 5,000| [7]
November 5| at Fresno State|

* Ratcliffe Stadium
* Fresno, CA (rivalry)

| L 6–20| 6,228| [8][9]
November 12| at New Mexico A&M*|

* Memorial Stadium[note 2]
* Las Cruces, NM

| L 6–26| 4,000| [10]
November 19| San Diego Marines[note 3]*|

* Aztec Bowl
* San Diego, CA

| L 0–32| 4,000| [11][12]
November 26| at Whittier*|

* Hadley Field
* Whittier, CA

| L 6–28| 4,000| [13]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

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## Team players in the NFL

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No San Diego State players were selected in the 1956 NFL draft.[15]

## Notes

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1. ^ Naval Training Center San Diego (Naval Training Station) was a U.S. Navy facility from 1923 to 1997.
2. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Memorial Stadium on the New Mexico State campus, which was opened for the 1978 season
3. ^ The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922–1964.

## References

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1. ^ "Grid Standings". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. November 21, 1955. p. 21A. Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
2. ^ Howard Hagen (September 25, 1955). "Waves Jar Aztecs, Chase Jinx, 21-0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-3.
3. ^ Howard Hagen (October 2, 1955). "Cal Poly's Rally Tops Aztecs, 12-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. A-38.
4. ^ Howard Hagen (October 9, 1955). "Pomona Ambushes Aztecs, 28-20". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
5. ^ Dean Smith (October 16, 1955). "Sun Devils Slaughter Aztecs; San Diego Easy ASC Prey, 46-0". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. pp. 2–5. Retrieved March 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Howard Hagen (October 23, 1955). "Aztecs Edge Boots". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-3.
7. ^ Howard Hagen (October 30, 1955). "Aztecs Surprise Gators, 7-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
8. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
9. ^ "Fresno Tips State, 20-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. November 6, 1955. p. B-2.
10. ^ "New Mexico Aggies Stun State, 26-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. November 13, 1955. p. G-4.
11. ^ Howard Hagen (November 20, 1955). "Marines' Big Line Helps Rap Aztecs, 32-0, In Fog". The San Diego Union. p. A-40.
12. ^ "Military Glory: Service Teams, in Their Heyday, Won Championships, Thrilled the Fans". Retrieved January 5, 2017.
13. ^ "Poets Deal Aztecs Eighth Loss, 28-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. November 27, 1955. p. G-3.
14. ^ "1955 Football Schedule". San Diego State University Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
15. ^ "1956 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.

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San Diego State Aztecs football

Venues|

* College Field / Aztec Field (1921, 1923–1925, 1927–1928, 1934–1935)
* Navy "Sports" Field (1922, 1926, 1929–1931, 1933–1934)
* Balboa Stadium (1921–1925, 1927–1929, 1932, 1934–1935, 1940–1941, 1945–1947, alternate in several other seasons)
* Aztec Bowl (1936–1942, 1947–1966)
* San Diego Stadium (1967–2019)
* Dignity Health Sports Park (2020–2021)
* Snapdragon Stadium (2022–present)

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