1953 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1953 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College[note 1] during the 1953 college football season.

1953 San Francisco State Gators football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1953 record5–3 (0–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCox Stadium
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

San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Gators were led by 4th-year head coach Joe Verducci. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the season with a record of five wins and three losses (5–3, 0–1 FWC). For the season the team outscored its opponents 180–159.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 2Caltech*
W 26–13
October 9Moffett Field Air Corps[note 3]*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 39–19
October 16Cal Poly[note 4]*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 41–7
October 24at Chico State[note 5]
L 12–10
October 30at Pepperdine[note 6]*
W 0–19
November 7at Nevada*
W 54–0
November 11at Fresno State[note 8]*
L 14–76,250 [1]
November 14Santa Barbara[note 9]
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 40–0
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1954 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

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

PlayerPositionFirst NFL Team
Maury DuncanQuarterback1954 San Francisco 49ers

Notes
  1. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. Naval Air Station Moffett Field was a Naval Air Station from 1933 to 1994.
  4. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
  5. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
  7. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  8. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  9. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1957.

References
  1. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. "1953 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. "1954 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  4. "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  5. "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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