1969 San Diego State Aztecs football
PCAA champion
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18 (UPI Poll)
Record11–0 (6–0 PCAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRod Dowhower (2nd season)
Home stadiumSan Diego Stadium
1969 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 San Diego State $ 6 0 011 0 0
Long Beach State 3 1 08 3 0
Pacific (CA) 2 2 07 3 0
San Jose State 1 1 02 8 0
UC Santa Barbara 1 3 06 4 0
Fresno State 1 3 06 4 0
Cal State Los Angeles 0 4 00 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1969 San Diego State Aztecs football team was an American football team that represented San Diego State College[note 1] during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season.

This was San Diego State's first year in the University Division and was the inaugural season for the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA).[note 2] The team was led by head coach Don Coryell, in his ninth year, and played home games at San Diego Stadium[note 3] in San Diego, California.

They finished the season as conference champion and had a Pasadena Bowl victory over Boston University, 28–7. This third undefeated season under Coryell ended with a record of eleven wins, zero losses (11–0, 6–0 PCAA).[1] The Aztecs were ranked eighteenth in the final UPI Poll.

The team's statistical leaders included Dennis Shaw with 3,185 passing yards, George Brown with 558 rushing yards, and Tim Delaney with 1,259 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Cal State Los AngelesW 49–038,258[3]
October 4at San Jose StateW 55–219,271[4]
October 11at West Texas State*W 24–1414,000[5]
October 18at Texas–Arlington*W 27–109,500[6]
October 25UC Santa Barbara
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 53–1347,605[7][8]
November 1at Fresno StateW 48–209,501[9][10]
November 8Pacific (CA)
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 58–3248,632[11]
November 15New Mexico State*
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 70–2125,827[12]
November 22North Texas State*dagger
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 42–2448,817[13]
November 29Long Beach StateNo. 18
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 36–3237,425[14]
December 6Boston University*No. 20W 28–741,276[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

[1][16]

Team players in the NFL

The following San Diego State players were selected in the 1970 NFL Draft.[17]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Dennis ShawQuarterback230Buffalo Bills
Billie HayesDefensive back4104Cincinnati Bengals
Lon WoodardDefensive end7166New Orleans Saints
Bill PiersonCenter12306New York Jets

The following finished their college career in 1969, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[18]

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Carl WeathersLinebacker1970 Oakland Raiders

Team awards

AwardPlayer
Most Valuable Player
(John Simcox Memorial Trophy)
Dennis Shaw
Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen
(Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy)
Bill Pierson, Off
Bill Van Leeuwen, Def
Team captains
Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy
Dennis Shaw, Off
Tim Burnett, Def
Most Inspirational PlayerTim Delaney

[16]

Notes

  1. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
  3. San Diego County Credit Union Stadium (SDCCU Stadium) was known as San Diego Stadium from its opening in 1967 through 1980.

References

  1. 1 2 "1969 San Diego State Aztecs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  2. "1969 San Diego State Aztecs Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  3. "Shaw Passes Aztecs to Rout of Diablos". The Los Angeles Times. September 28, 1969. p. D16 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. "Aztecs Deck Sparta, 55-21". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. October 5, 1969. p. 23 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. "Aztecs skin Buffs 24 to 14". The Canyon News. October 12, 1969. p. 1 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. "Aztecs Bury UTA, 27-10". The Odessa American. Odessa, Texas. October 19, 1969. p. 4B.
  7. "Aztecs, 53-13". Long Beach Independent. October 26, 1969. p. S2 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. John Wolf (October 26, 1969). "Not Loyola's Day: Loses First, 21-20". The Los Angeles Times. p. D-12. Retrieved February 19, 2017 via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. John Wolf (November 2, 1969). "Reserve QB Rallies Redlands to". The Los Angeles Times. p. D-14. Retrieved February 23, 2017 via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  11. Ross Newhan (November 9, 1969). "Shaw Sets Mark as Aztecs Romp". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D2 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  12. Abe J. Perilman (November 16, 1969). "San Diego Swamps Aggies, 70-21". Las Cruces Sun-News. Las Cruces, New Mexico. p. 11 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  13. "San Diego St. Rallies, 42-24". The Los Angeles Times. November 23, 1969. p. D9 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  14. Jim McCormack (November 30, 1969). "Aztecs 36, 49ers (Sigh) 32". Long Beach Independent. Long Beach, California. p. S1 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  15. Jim McCormack (December 7, 1969). "Aztecs Bowl Over BU, 28-7". Long Beach Independent. Long Beach, California. p. S1 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  16. 1 2 "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  17. "1970 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  18. "San Diego St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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