1953 San Francisco State Gators football team

1953 San Francisco State Gators football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record5–3 (0–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCox Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Conference records includes both Chico State vs. Cal Aggies games

The 1953 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College—now known as San Francisco State University—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1953 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Joe Verducci, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 0–1 in conference play. For the season the team outscored its opponents 180 to 159. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Caltech*
W 52–0
October 9Moffett Field Air Corps[note 1]*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 20–13
October 16Cal Poly*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 14–46
October 24at Chico State
L 0–13[1][2]
October 30at Pepperdine*
W 13–6
November 7at Nevada*
W 28–27
November 11at Fresno State*
L 27–416,250[4]
November 14Santa Barbara
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 26–13
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1954 NFL draft.[6][7][8]

The following finished their college career in 1953, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Maury Duncan Quarterback 1954 San Francisco 49ers

Notes

  1. ^ Naval Air Station Moffett Field was a Naval Air Station from 1933 to 1994.
  2. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Chico State Triumphs". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 25, 1953. p. 56A – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Chico Gridders Get Day Off After San Francisco Victory". Reno Evening Gazette. Reno, Nevada. October 28, 1953. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  6. ^ "1954 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  8. ^ "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.