1953 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team
| 1953 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 6–2 (2–1 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Redwood Bowl |
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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 1953 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1953 college football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1]
The 1953 Lumberjacks were led by third-year head coach Phil Sarboe. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of six wins and two losses (6–2, 2–1 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 122–39 for the season. The defense yielded more than a touchdown in only two games and had four shutouts.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 12 | Hamilton Field[note 2]* |
| L 0–6 | 4,000[1] |
| September 19 | at Pacific Lutheran* | Tacoma, WA | W 7–0 | 3,000[2] |
| September 26 | Oregon Tech* | W 22–0 | [3] | |
| October 3 | Cal Aggies[note 3] |
| W 33–13 | 4,000[4] |
| October 10 | at Southern Oregon[note 4] |
| W 21–6 | [5] |
| October 17 | Oregon Freshmen* |
| W 13–0 | [6] |
| October 24 | Oregon College[note 5]* |
| W 13–0 | [7] |
| October 31 | at Chico State[note 6] | L 13–14 | [8][9] | |
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Team players in the NFL
No Humboldt State players were selected in the 1954 NFL Draft.[12][13][14]
Notes
- ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
- ^ Hamilton Army Airfield was a United States Air Force Base from 1934 to 1974.
- ^ University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
- ^ Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College of Education from 1939 to 1955.
- ^ Western Oregon University was known as Oregon College of Education from 1939 to 1980.
- ^ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
References
- ^ "Humboldt State Makes Gallant Stand Against Airmen". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. September 14, 1953. p. 16. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lumberjacks Win; Bring On OTC Owls!". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. September 21, 1953. p. 19. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Humboldt State Wins 22-0 Clash". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. September 29, 1953. p. 10. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Humboldt State Rolls Over Southern Oregon". The Fresno Bee The Republican. Fresno, California. October 11, 1953. p. 27. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ducklings Lose To Humboldt State". Albany Democrat-Herald. Albany, Oregon. October 19, 1953. p. 9. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lumberjacks Hang Up 13-0 Win Over OCE Eleven; Chico Defeats San Francisco State In Upset". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. October 26, 1953. p. 22. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Humboldt Loses To Chico; 1953 Season Ended". Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. November 2, 1953. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chico Shatters Humboldt Skein". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. November 3, 1953. p. 10. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ^ "1954 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: Humboldt State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
