1930 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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1930 San Diego State Aztecs football
ConferenceSouthern California Conference
Record5–4 (3–3 SCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumNavy "Sports" Field
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 Southern California Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Caltech $ 4 0 0 5 3 1
Whittier 4 1 0 5 3 1
San Diego State 3 3 0 5 4 0
Occidental 2 3 0 4 4 0
Redlands 2 3 0 3 5 0
Pomona 2 3 0 2 5 0
La Verne 0 4 0 0 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1930 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State Teachers College[note 1] during the 1930 NCAA football season.

San Diego State competed in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC). The 1930 San Diego State team was led by head coach Walter Herreid in his first season with the Aztecs. They played home games at Navy "Sports" Field.[note 2] The Aztecs finished the season with five wins and four losses (5–4, 3-3 SCIAC). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 112–71 points for the season. This included shutting out their opponents three times and being shut out two times.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25San Diego Marines (MCRD) JV[note 4]*
W 39–0[note 3]4,000[1][2]
October 3at Pomona
W 6–0[3]
October 11California Christian*
  • Navy "Sports" Field
  • San Diego, CA
W 19–0[4]
October 17at OccidentalW 14–7[5]
October 25La Verne
  • Navy "Sports" Field
  • San Diego, CA
W 14–6[6]
November 1Whittier
  • Navy "Sports" Field
  • San Diego, CA
L 13–194,000[7]
November 8Redlands
  • Navy "Sports" Field
  • San Diego, CA
L 0–6[8]
November 15Submarines Pacific (CA)*
  • Navy "Sports" Field
  • San Diego, CA
L 7–13[9]
November 27Caltech
  • Navy "Sports" Field
  • San Diego, CA
L 0–20[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State Teachers College from 1924 to 1934.
  2. ^ Navy "Sports" Field was the original name of what became Lane Field in downtown San Diego. It was converted to a baseball-only configuration in 1936.
  3. ^ The game between the Aztecs and San Diego Marines JV was the first night football game played in San Diego.
  4. ^ The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ted Steinmann (September 26, 1930). "State Eleven Defeats Marine Reserves, 39 To 0; Aztec Gridders Plow Through Devil Dogs In Last Two Periods". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 2.
  2. ^ "Military Glory: Service Teams, in Their Heyday, Won Championships, Thrilled the Fans". Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "State College Upsets Dope to Defeat Pomona, 6 to 0; Aztecs Score Early And Fight Off Late Rallies of Sagehens". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. October 4, 1930. p. 3.
  4. ^ "Cal Christian Is Defeated By Herreid's State Eleven". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. October 11, 1930. p. 5.
  5. ^ "Staters Defeat Occidental; Red Devils Outplay Defending Champions To Hang Up 14-7 Win". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. October 18, 1930. p. 2.
  6. ^ George Herrick (October 27, 1930). "State Eleven Continues Title March With Close Win; Plucky La Verne Grid Team Provide Bitter Opposition As Aztecs Triumph, 14 to 7". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 5.
  7. ^ "Whittier Beats S.D. State, 19-13; Makes All Scores In Last Frame". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. November 2, 1930. p. 1.
  8. ^ "Crippled Aztec Grid Team Is Defeated By U. of Redlands, 6 to 0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. November 9, 1930. p. 1.
  9. ^ Kenwood Bojens (November 16, 1930). "Submarine Team Beats Out Aztecs, 13-7; Navy Backs Get Into Stride in Last Half To Turn Back College". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California.
  10. ^ Kenwood Bojens (November 16, 1930). "Engineers Defeat Aztecs And Annex Title; Caltech Holds Slight Edge Throughout Game; State Offensive Weak". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California.
  11. ^ "1930 Football Schedule". San Diego State University Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2023.