San Diego State Football Team History
San Diego State Aztecs
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
Founded: 1897 Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Capacity: 35,000 Colors: Red & Black Coach: Paul Governali Conference: California Collegiate Athletic-
1956 Season Highlights
Paul Governali enters his 1st season as Head Coach at San Diego State.
1956 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 29 vs. Pepperdine
27
7
W
Fri., Oct. 5 @ San Francisco State
26
6
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @ Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
7
6
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
San Jose State
27
27
T
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. San Diego Marines
19
19
T
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Arizona State
0
61
L
Sat., Nov. 10 @ California-Santa Barbara
30
7
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Fresno State
7
50
L
Sat., Nov. 24 @
New Mexico
6
34
L
1956 Season Totals
Record 4-3
-2
Points Scored 149
Scoring Average 16.6
Points Allowed 217
Defense Average 24.1
Opponents Record 23-16
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-1
-2
Away Record 3-2
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1956 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1956 All California Collegiate Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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