1953 Cal Aggies football team

The 1953 Cal Aggies football team represented the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture[note 1] in the 1953 college football season. The team was known as either the Cal Aggies or California Aggies, and competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2]

1953 Cal Aggies football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1953 record1–6–1 (0–1–1 FWC)
Head coachTed Forbes (5th season)
Home stadiumAggie Field
(Capacity: 10,111)
1953 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Chico State $ 4 –0 –1  6 –3 –1
Humboldt State 2 –1 –0  6 –2 –0
Cal Aggies 1 –2 –1  1 –6 –1
San Francisco State 0 –1 –0  5 –3 –0
Southern Oregon 0 –3 –0  3 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Conference record includes both Chico State vs. Northern Branch games

The Aggies were led by fifth-year head coach Ted Forbes. They played home games at Aggie Field.[note 3] The Aggies finished the season with a record of one win, six losses and one tie (1–6–1, 0–1–1 FWC). They were outscored by their opponents 71–147 for the 1953 season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 26Chico State[note 4]
L 7–14
October 3at Humboldt State[note 5]
L 13–334,000[1]
October 10California JV[note 6]*
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
L 20–21
October 16Whittier*
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
L 0–40
October 23Nevada*
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
L 0–13
October 31vs. Santa Barbara[note 7][note 8]*
L 6–20
November 6Southern Oregon[note 9]
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
W 25–6
November 13Chico State
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
T 0–0
  • *Non-conference game

[2] [3]

NFL Draft

No Cal Aggies players were selected in the 1954 NFL Draft.[4][5]

Notes
  1. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959.
  2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. Toomey Field was known as Aggie Field from its opening in 1949 through 1961.
  4. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. The University of California JV team was commonly known as the “Cal Ramblers”.
  7. The game against Santa Barbara was part of an "All-UC Doubleheader" that was held annually from 1948 to 1963. The other game of the double-header was California vs. UCLA. The games were always held at the home stadium of either Cal or UCLA.
  8. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1957.
  9. Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College of Education from 1939 to 1955.
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References
  1. "Lumberjacks Travel to Ashland For AFternoon Game; Comf From Behind To Beat Call-Aggies, 33-13". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. October 5, 1953. p. 18. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "California – Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  4. "1954 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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