1953 Cal Poly San Dimas Broncos football team

The 1953 Cal Poly San Dimas Broncos football team represented Cal Poly Voorhis Unit[note 1] during the 1953 college football season. Cal Poly played as an independent in 1953.

1953 Cal Poly San Dimas Broncos football
Conference	Independent
1953 record	2–6
Head coach	Staley Pitts (1st season)

1953 Western college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Pacific (CA)			–					4	–	4	–	2
San Jose State			–					4	–	4	–	1
Hawaii			–					5	–	6	–	0
Nevada			–					2	–	3	–	0
La Verne			–					3	–	7	–	0
Cal Poly San Dimas			–					2	–	6	–	0

Cal Poly San Dimas was led by first-year head coach Staley Pitts. The Broncos finished the season with a record of two wins and six losses (2–6). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 71–179 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 3	Oceanside-Carlsbad Junior College[note 2]	Oceanside, CA	L 0–12
October 10	at Chino Institute for Men	Chino, CA	W 13–6
October 17	at Pomona-Claremont[note 3]	Claremont Alumni Field Claremont, CA	L 0–40
October 23	California Baptist	Bonita High School La Verne, CA	W 18–0
October 31	at La Verne	Bonita High School La Verne, CA	L 13–48
November 7	at Redlands	Redlands Stadium[note 4] Redlands, CA	L 6–41
November 14	Palomar College	Escondido, CA	L 6–14
November 20	Imperial Valley College	Bonita High School La Verne, CA	L 15–18

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal Poly San Dimas players were selected in the 1954 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

Notes

1. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was located in San Dimas, California and known as Cal Poly Voorhis Unit from 1938 to 1956. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (San Dimas).
2. MiraCosta College was known as Oceanside-Carlsbad Junior College from 1934 to 1963.
3. What is now known as the Pomona-Pitzer football team was known as Pomona-Claremont from 1950 to 1961. Pitzer College did not exist until 1963.
4. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season

References

1. "1953 - Cal Poly-Pomona". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
2. "Cal Poly Pomona football (1947‐1982)" (PDF). Retrieved February 23, 2017.
3. "1954 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
4. "Cal Poly-Pomona Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
5. "Draft History: Cal Poly-Pomona". Retrieved March 18, 2017.