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1963 San Diego State Aztecs football team

The 1963 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College^{[note 1]} during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season.

San Diego State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by head coach Don Coryell, in his third year, and played home games at Aztec Bowl. They finished the season with seven wins and two losses (7–2, 4–1 CCAA) and claimed the CCAA conference championship.^[1] For the year, the offense averaged over 35 points a game, totaling 317 points. The defense gave up an average of 13 points a game, totaling 118 in 9 games.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Cal Poly Pomona*		Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	W 42–7	13,500	[2]
October 5	Cal Poly	No. 7 UPI	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	W 69–0	10,356	[3]
October 12	Long Beach State	No. 6 UPI	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	W 33–8	13,536	[4]
October 19	atLos Angeles State	No. 5 AP / 5 UPI	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	L 30–43	13,801	[5][6]
October 26	UC Santa Barbara*	No. 10 AP / 5 UPI	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	W 42–14	11,265	[7]
November 2	atFresno State	No. 10 AP / 7 UPI	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	W 34–6	10,871	[8]
November 9	atPacific (CA)*	No. 8 AP / 6 UPI	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 34–18	4,000	[9]
November 16	atValley State	No. 8 AP / 6 UPI	Monroe High Sepulveda, CA	W 21–6		[10]
November 30	at San Diego Marines (MCRD)[note 2]*	No. 9 AP / 6 UPI	Balboa Stadium San Diego, CA	L 12–16	25,371	[11][12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP/UPI Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL/AFL[edit]

The following San Diego State players were selected in the 1964 NFL Draft.^[15]

The following San Diego State players were selected in the 1964 AFL Draft.^[15]

The following finished their San Diego State career in 1963, were not drafted, but played in the NFL/AFL.^[16]

Team awards[edit]

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Notes[edit]

References[edit]

^ "Marteen Leads Diablos to 43-30 Upset Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 20, 1963. p. C-12. Retrieved January 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.