1953 Chico State Wildcats football team

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1953 Chico State Wildcats football
FWC champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record6–3–1 (4–0–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumChico High School Stadium
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 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1953 college football season. Led by Ernie Busch in his second and final season as head coach, Chico State compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 4–0–1 in conference play, winning the FWC title. The team outscored its opponents 150 to 133 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at Chico High School Stadium in Chico, California.

The team included 14 returning lettermen and 16 junior college transfers.[1] Before the season began, improved expectations for the team's performance caused ticket sales to "soar to a new high."[2]

On November 13, Chico State played the Cal Aggies to a scoreless tie in six inches of rain and 40 mile per hour winds, as a fierce storm also caused the press box to collapse during the game.[3]

At the end of the season, four Chico State players were selected for the All-Far Western Conference football team: guard Gene Van der Leun, end George Maderos, and backs Hal Higgins and Carroll Campbell.[4] Busch finished his tenure as Chico State with an overall record of 7–9–1, for a .441 winning percentage.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Presidio of San Francisco[note 1]*
W 14–7[5][6]
September 26Cal Aggies
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 14–7[7][8]
October 3Naval Station Treasure Island*
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 21–0[9]
October 10at Nevada*
L 7–27[11][12]
October 17at Southern Oregon
W 26–7[13]
October 24San Francisco State
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 13–0[14][15]
October 31Humboldt Statedagger
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 14–134,100[16]
November 7at Linfield*
L 13–20[17][18]
November 13at Cal Aggies
T 0–0[3]
November 21at University of Mexico*
L 28–52[19]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

Notes

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  1. ^ The Presidio of San Francisco was an Army fort from 1848 to 1996. For many years they fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams.
  2. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[10]

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