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The 1973 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented California State University San Diego[note 1] during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2]
1973 San Diego State Aztecs football | |
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PCAA champion | |
Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 19 |
Record | 9–1–1 (3–0–1 PCAA) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | San Diego Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 2 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team was led by head coach Claude Gilbert, in his first year, and played home games at San Diego Stadium[note 3] in San Diego, California. They finished the season as Conference Champion for the second consecutive year, with a record of nine wins, one loss and one tie (9–1–1, 3–0–1 PCAA).
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | at Utah State* | W 35–7 | 10,225 | [1][2] | |
September 30 | Kent State* | W 17–9 | 28,461 | [3] | |
October 6 | No. 13 Houston* |
| L 9–14 | 37,489 | [4][5] |
October 13 | New Mexico State* |
| W 27–0 | 36,552 | [6] |
October 20 | at Pacific (CA) | W 13–10 | 14,785 | [7] | |
October 27 | Florida State* |
| W 38–17 | 26,492 | [8] |
November 3 | at San Jose State | T 27–27 | 18,591 | [9] | |
November 10 | Long Beach State |
| W 17–2 | 26,961 | [10] |
November 17 | at Fresno State | W 41–6 | 5,160 | [11] | |
November 24 | North Texas State* |
| W 56–9 | 17,383 | [12] |
December 1 | Iowa State* |
| W 41–29 | 38,627 | [13] |
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The following were selected in the 1974 NFL draft.[16]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
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Claudie Minor | Tackle | 3 | 68 | Denver Broncos |
Jesse Freitas | Quarterback | 6 | 133 | San Diego Chargers |
The following finished their college career in 1973, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[17]
Player | Position | First NFL team |
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Herb Dobbins | Tackle | 1974 Philadelphia Eagles |
Keith Denson | Wide receiver | 1976 New York Jets |
Award | Player |
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Most Valuable Player (John Simcox Memorial Trophy) | Jesse Freitas |
Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen (Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy) | Claudie Minor, Off Rich Ash, Def |
Team captains Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy | Jesse Freitas, Off Joe Amaral, Def |
Most Inspirational Player | Darold Nogle |
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