1961 San Diego State Aztecs football team

The 1961 San Diego State Aztecs football team was an American football team that represented San Diego State College (now known as San Diego State University^{[note 1]} as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1961 college football season. In their first year under head coach Don Coryell, the Aztecs compiled a 7–2–1 record (2–2–1 in conference games), tied for third place in the CCAA, and outscored opponents by a total of 231 to 154. This was a big turn-around from the previous year, when they had won just a single game.

The team played its home games at Aztec Bowl in San Diego.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	at Los Angeles State	L.A. State Stadium Los Angeles, CA	T 13–13	4,752	[1][2]
September 30	Cal Poly	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	W 9–6	9,000	[3]
October 7	Long Beach State	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	L 15–17	9,000	[4]
October 14	at Redlands*	Redlands Stadium[note 2] Redlands, CA	W 32–20	4,200	[5]
October 21	UC Santa Barbara	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	W 21–6	8,500	[6]
October 28	at No. 6 Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	L 6–27	9,000	[7]
November 4	at Pepperdine*	Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA	W 21–6	9,000	[8]
November 11	Cal Western*	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	W 54–34	7,500	[9]
November 18	San Diego*	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	W 42–12	10,000	[10]
November 27	San Diego Marines[note 3]*	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	W 18–13	8,000	[11][12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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