1953 San Francisco State Gators football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1953 San Francisco State Gators football Far Western Conference FWC 5–3 0–1 Joe Verducci 4th Cox Stadium 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 October 2 w y 1953 Caltech Beavers Caltech Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA 52–0 October 9 w y Moffett Field Air CorpsNaval Air Station Moffett Field was a Naval Air Station from 1933 to 1994. Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA 20–13 October 16 l y Cal Poly Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA 14–46 October 24 l y Chico State Chico High School Stadium Chico, CA 0–13 Chico State Triumphs Oakland Tribune Oakland, California October 25, 1953 56A https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15038248/chico_state_triumphs/ Newspapers.comChico Gridders Get Day Off After San Francisco Victory Reno Evening Gazette Reno, Nevada October 28, 1953 27 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15253401/chico_gridders_get_day_off/ Newspapers.com October 30 w y y Pepperdine El Camino Stadium Torrance, CA 13–6 November 7 w y y Nevada Mackay StadiumThis stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.Mackay Stadium https://www.unr.edu/around-campus/mackay-stadium University of Nevada, Reno January 4, 2017 note Reno, NV 28–27 November 11 l y y Fresno State Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA 27–41 6,250 http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/gobulldogs.com/documents/2016/7/31/2016_Fresno_State_Football_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf?id=5374 Fresno State 2016 Media Guide December 8, 2016 December 20, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161220192819/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/gobulldogs.com/documents/2016/7/31/2016_Fresno_State_Football_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf?id=5374 dead November 14 w Santa Barbara Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA 26–13 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1953 San Francisco State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/628/stats/13795 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 10, 2022 Team players in the NFL No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1954 NFL draft.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1954.htm 1954 NFL Draft January 12, 2017 November 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101123080221/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1954.htm deadhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/sanfranciscost/ San Francisco St. Players/Alumni July 5, 2017http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=S&collegeName=San+Francisco+State&abbrFlag=0&type=school Draft History: San Francisco State April 3, 2017 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 note References San Francisco State Category:San Francisco State Gators football seasons San Francisco State Gators football Category:1950s in San Francisco