| 1959San Diego State Aztecs football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 1–6–1 (0–5 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Aztec Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1959 San Diego State Aztecs football team representedSan Diego State College[note 1] during the1959 college football season.
San Diego State competed in theCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by head coachPaul Governali, in his fourth year, and played home games atAztec Bowl. They finished the season with one win, six losses and one tie (1–6–1, 0–5–0 CCAA). The Aztecs scored only 74 points in their eight games while giving up 208.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | atLos Angeles State | L 3–21 | [1] | ||
| October 3 | Cal Poly | L 6–13 | 8,500 | [2] | |
| October 10 | Long Beach State |
| L 6–14 | 7,500 | [3] |
| October 17 | atRedlands* |
| W 19–15 | [4] | |
| October 31 | atFresno State | L 13–38 | 5,500 | [5] | |
| November 7 | UC Santa Barbara |
| L 7–29 | 5,500–6,500 | [6][7] |
| November 14 | atPepperdine* | T 14–14 | 1,500 | [8] | |
| November 21 | San Diego Marines[note 3]* |
| L 6–64 | 8,500 | [9][10] |
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No San Diego State players were selected in the1960 NFL draft or 1960 AFL Draft.[12]
The following finished their San Diego State career in 1959, were not drafted, but played in the NFL/AFL.[13]
| Player | Position | First NFL Team |
| Bob Keyes | Halfback | 1960 Oakland Raiders |