The 1922 San Diego State football team represented San Diego State Teachers College

San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU) is a Public university, public research university in San Diego, California, United States. Founded in 1897, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CS ...

was known as San Diego State Teachers College from 1924 to 1934. during the

1922 college football season The 1922 college football season had a number of unbeaten and untied teams, and no clear-cut champion, with the ''Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book'' listing 1922 California Golden Bears football team, California, 1922 Cornell Big R ...

. Even though San Diego State became a four-year institution prior to the 1921 season, they competed in the

Southern California Junior College Conference The Southern California Junior College Conference (SCJCC) was an junior college athletic conference composed of member schools located in Southern California. Football champions * 1922: 1922 San Diego State football team, San Diego State * 1923: 1 ...

(SCJCC) from 1921 to 1924. For conference games, only freshmen and sophomores were eligible to play. The school nickname "Aztecs" did not come into being until the 1925 season. From 1921 to 1924, there was no official nickname. At various times, publications used the term "Professors", "Wampus Cats", "Staters" and "Statesmen". The yearbook "Del Sudoeste" published at the end of the 1924–25 school year notes that January 6, 1925 was the date that "Berry, Schellbach and Osenburg christen college 'Aztecs' ". The 1922 San Diego State team was led by head coach

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in his second season as football coach of the Aztecs.San Diego State's

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, which opened in 1961, was named after Peterson. At various times during his 37-year career with the Aztecs, Peterson was the athletic director, football coach, basketball coach, track coach, and Dean of Men. They played home games at both

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and Navy "Sports" Field.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. The Aztecs finished the season as champion of the SCJCC with six wins and four losses (6–4, 4–0 SCJCC). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 190–104 points for the season.

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