1953 Cal Aggies football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record1–6–1 (1–2–1 FWC)
Head coach
CaptainDon Donsing
Home stadiumAggie Field
(capacity: 10,111)
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 Cal Aggies football team represented the College of Agriculture at Davis—now known as the University of California, Davis—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1953 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Ted Forbes, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 1–6–1 with a mark of 1–2–1 in conference play, placing third in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 147 to 71 for the season. The Cal Aggies played home games at Aggie Field in Davis, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Chico State
L 7–14
October 3at Humboldt State
L 13–334,000[1]
October 10California JV[note 1]*
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
L 20–21
October 16Whittier*
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
L 0–40
October 23Nevada*
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
L 0–13
October 31vs. Santa Barbara[note 2]*
L 6–20
November 6Southern Oregon
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
W 25–6
November 13Chico State
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
T 0–0
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

  1. ^ The University of California JV team was commonly known as the "Cal Ramblers".
  2. ^ The game against Santa Barbara was part of an "All-UC Doubleheader" that was held annually from 1948 to 1963. The other game of the double-header was California vs. UCLA. The games were always held at the home stadium of either Cal or UCLA.

References

  1. ^ "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.open access
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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