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1953 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

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 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.

1953 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record6–2 (2–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
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

Schedule edit

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 Aggies 
  • 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
  •  Homecoming

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Notes edit

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

References edit

  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. 
  2. ^ "Lumberjacks Win; Bring On OTC Owls!". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. September 21, 1953. p. 19. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  3. ^ "Humboldt State Wins 22-0 Clash". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. September 29, 1953. p. 10. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  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. 
  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. 
  6. ^ "Ducklings Lose To Humboldt State". Albany Democrat-Herald. Albany, Oregon. October 19, 1953. p. 9. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  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. 
  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. 
  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. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
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