1953 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1953 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record6–2 (2–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
1953 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Chico State $4–0–16–3–1
Humboldt State2–1–06–2–0
Cal Aggies1–2–11–6–1
San Francisco State0–1–05–3–0
Southern Oregon0–3–03–4–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Conference records includes both Chico State vs. Cal Aggies games

The 1953 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1953 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Phil Sarboe, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 6–2 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC, and outscored their opponents 122–39 to for the season. The defense yielded more than a touchdown in only two games and had four shutouts. The team played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Hamilton Field[note 1]*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 0–64,000[1]
September 19at Pacific Lutheran*Tacoma, WAW 7–03,000[2]
September 26Oregon Tech*
W 22–0[3]
October 3Cal Aggiesdagger
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 33–134,000[4]
October 10at Southern Oregon
W 21–6[5]
October 17Oregon freshmen*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 13–0[6]
October 24Oregon College*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 13–0[7]
October 31at Chico State
L 13–144,100[8][9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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Notes

  1. ↑ Hamilton Army Airfield was a United States Air Force Base from 1934 to 1974.

References

  1. ↑ "Humboldt State Makes Gallant Stand Against Airmen". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. September 14, 1953. p. 16. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ↑ "Lumberjacks Win; Bring On OTC Owls!". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. September 21, 1953. p. 19. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ↑ "Humboldt State Wins 22-0 Clash". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. September 29, 1953. p. 10. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ↑ "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 icon
  5. ↑ "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.Open access icon
  6. ↑ "Ducklings Lose To Humboldt State". Albany Democrat-Herald. Albany, Oregon. October 19, 1953. p. 9. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ↑ "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.Open access icon
  8. ↑ "Humboldt Loses To Chico; 1953 Season Ended". Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. November 2, 1953. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Chico Shatters Humboldt Skein". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. November 3, 1953. p. 10. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ↑ "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Archived from the original on March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Archived from the original on November 21, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
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