| 1953 San Francisco State Gators football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 5–3 (0–1 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Cox Stadium |
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| 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 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College—now known as San Francisco State University—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1953 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Joe Verducci, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 0–1 in conference play. For the season the team outscored its opponents 180 to 159. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 2 | Caltech* | W 52–0 | |||
| October 9 | Moffett Field Air Corps* |
| W 20–13 | ||
| October 16 | Cal Poly* |
| L 14–46 | ||
| October 24 | at Chico State | L 0–13 | |||
| October 30 | at Pepperdine* |
| W 13–6 | ||
| November 7 | at Nevada* |
| W 28–27 | ||
| November 11 | at Fresno State* | L 27–41 | 6,250 | ||
| November 14 | Santa Barbara |
| W 26–13 | ||
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Team players in the NFL
No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1954 NFL draft.
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
- Naval Air Station Moffett Field was a Naval Air Station from 1933 to 1994.
- This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.
References
- "Chico State Triumphs". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 25, 1953. p. 56A – via Newspapers.com.
- "Chico Gridders Get Day Off After San Francisco Victory". Reno Evening Gazette. Reno, Nevada. October 28, 1953. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- "1954 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. 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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