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]
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Conference | Far Western Conference |
1953 record | 1–6–1 (0–1–1 FWC) |
Head coach | Ted Forbes (5th season) |
Home stadium | Aggie Field (Capacity: 10,111) |
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Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 26 | Chico State[note 4] | L 7–14 | ||
October 3 | at Humboldt State[note 5] | L 13–33 | 4,000[1] | |
October 10 | California JV[note 6]* |
| L 20–21 | |
October 16 | Whittier* |
| L 0–40 | |
October 23 | Nevada* |
| L 0–13 | |
October 31 | vs. Santa Barbara[note 7][note 8]* | L 6–20 | ||
November 6 | Southern Oregon[note 9] |
| W 25–6 | |
November 13 | Chico State |
| T 0–0 | |
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NFL Draft
No Cal Aggies players were selected in the 1954 NFL Draft.[4][5]
Notes
- University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959.
- The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
- Toomey Field was known as Aggie Field from its opening in 1949 through 1961.
- California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
- Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
- The University of California JV team was commonly known as the “Cal Ramblers”.
- 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.
- University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1957.
- Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College of Education from 1939 to 1955.
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References
- "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.
- "California – Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- "1954 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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