1953 San Francisco State Gators football team
| 1953 San Francisco State Gators football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| 1953 record | 5–3 (0–1 FWC) |
| Head coach | Joe Verducci (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Cox Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Branch | 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 1953 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College[note 1] during the 1953 college football season.
San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC). 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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2 | Caltech* | Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA | W 26–13 | ||||||
| October 9 | Moffett Field* | Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA | W 39–19 | ||||||
| October 16 | Cal Poly* | Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA | L 41–7 | ||||||
| October 24 | at Chico State[note 2] | University Stadium • Chico, CA | L 12–10 | ||||||
| October 30 | at Pepperdine* | El Camino Stadium • Torrance, CA | W 0–19 | ||||||
| November 7 | at Nevada* | Mackay Stadium[note 3] • Reno, NV | W 54–0 | ||||||
| November 11 | at Fresno State[note 4]* | Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA | L 14–7 | 6,250 [1] | |||||
| November 14 | Santa Barbara[note 5] | Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA | W 40–0 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
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.
| Player | Position | First NFL Team |
| Maury Duncan | Quarterback | 1954 San Francisco 49ers |
Notes
- ↑ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935–1971. See: San Francisco State
- ↑ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935–1971. See: Chico State
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949–1971. See: Fresno State
- ↑ UC Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944–1956. See: UC Santa Barbara
References
- ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ↑ "1953 - San Francisco St. (CA)". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ↑ "1954 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ↑ "San Francisco St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Draft History: San Francisco State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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