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1953 San Diego State Aztecs football team

The 1953 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College^{[note 1]} 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[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Hawaii*	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	W 40–7	8,500	[1]
October 3	Cal Poly	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	L 12–33	9,000	[2]
October 10	atPepperdine	El Camino Stadium Torrance, CA	W 6–0	4,000	[3]
October 17	atNew Mexico*	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	L 12–41	9,000	[4]
October 23	atLos Angeles State	Snyder Field Los Angeles, CA	W 40–13		[5]
October 31	atFresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	T 27–27	6,212	[6][7]
November 7	Occidental*	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	W 14–7	9,000	[8]
November 14	San Diego Marines[note 2]*	Balboa Stadium San Diego, CA	L 7–14	10,000	[9][10]
November 21	Santa Barbara	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	W 72–0	7,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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Team players in the NFL[edit]

The following San Diego State players were selected in the 1954 NFL Draft.^[13]

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