The 1963 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College[note 1] during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season.
| 1963 San Diego State Aztecs football | |
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CCAA champion | |
| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 7 (UPI small college) |
| Record | 7–2 (4–1 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Aztec Bowl |
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| No. 7 San Diego State $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles State $ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valley State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | Cal Poly Pomona* | W 42–7 | 13,500 | [2] | ||
| October 5 | Cal Poly | No. 7 UPI |
| W 69–0 | 10,356 | [3] |
| October 12 | Long Beach State | No. 6 UPI |
| W 33–8 | 13,536 | [4] |
| October 19 | at Los Angeles State | No. 5 AP / 5 UPI | L 30–43 | 13,801 | [5][6] | |
| October 26 | UC Santa Barbara* | No. 10 AP / 5 UPI |
| W 42–14 | 11,265 | [7] |
| November 2 | at Fresno State | No. 10 AP / 7 UPI | W 34–6 | 10,871 | [8] | |
| November 9 | at Pacific (CA)* | No. 8 AP / 6 UPI | W 34–18 | 4,000 | [9] | |
| November 16 | at Valley State | No. 8 AP / 6 UPI | W 21–6 | [10] | ||
| November 30 | at San Diego Marines (MCRD)[note 2]* | No. 9 AP / 6 UPI |
| L 12–16 | 25,371 | [11][12] |
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Team players in the NFL/AFL
The following San Diego State players were selected in the 1964 NFL Draft.[15]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
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| John Farris | Guard | 11 | 147 | Los Angeles Rams |
| John Butler | Fullback | 20 | 274 | Baltimore Colts |
The following San Diego State players were selected in the 1964 AFL Draft.[15]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
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| John Farris | Guard | 17 | 136 | San Diego Chargers |
The following finished their San Diego State career in 1963, were not drafted, but played in the NFL/AFL.[16]
| Player | Position | First NFL Team |
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| Lloyd McCoy | Guard | 1964 San Diego Chargers |
| Mario Mendez | Halfback | 1964 San Diego Chargers |
Team awards
| Award | Player |
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| Most Valuable Player (John Simcox Memorial Trophy) | Mario Mendez |
| Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen (Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy) | Frank Acosta Ed Johns |
| Most Inspirational Player | Joe Gibbs |