1954 Cal Aggies football team

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1954 Cal Aggies football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1954 record1–7 (1–4 FWC)
Head coach
CaptainDuane Damron
Home stadiumAggie Field
(capacity: 10,111)
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Far Western Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Francisco State $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Chico State 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Humboldt State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Nevada 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Cal Aggies 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Southern Oregon 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Sacramento State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Second San Francisco State vs. Nevada game did not count in conference standings

The 1954 Cal Aggies football team represented the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture[note 1] in the 1954 college football season. The team was known as either the Cal Aggies or California Aggies, and competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2]

The Aggies were led by first-year head coach Will Lotter. They played home games at Aggie Field.[note 3] The Aggies finished the season with a record of one win and seven losses (1–7, 1–4 FWC). They were outscored by their opponents 47–226 for the 1954 season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24California JV[note 4]*
L 6–35
October 1San Francisco State[note 5]
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
L 7–41
October 9at Sacramento State[note 6]
W 14–0
October 15Humboldt State[note 7]
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
L 0–21[1]
October 23Nevada
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
L 0–13
October 30vs. Santa Barbara[note 8][note 9]*
L 0–32
November 6at Occidental*
L 13–44
November 13Chico State[note 10]
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
L 7–40
  • *Non-conference game

[2][3]

NFL Draft[]

No Cal Aggies players were selected in the 1955 NFL Draft.[4][5]

Notes[]

  1. ^ University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959.
  2. ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. ^ Toomey Field was known as Aggie Field from its opening in 1949 through 1961.
  4. ^ The University of California JV team was commonly known as the “Cal Ramblers”.
  5. ^ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. ^ California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
  7. ^ Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  8. ^ The game against Santa Barbara was part of an "All-UC Doubleheader" that was held annually from 1948 to 1963. The other game of the double-header was California vs. UCLA. The games were always held at the home stadium of either Cal or UCLA.
  9. ^ University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1957.
  10. ^ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.

References[]

  1. ^ "Humboldt State College Racks Up Fourth Straight Victory With 21-10 Win Over Cal-Aggies". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. October 16, 1954. p. 8. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ "California – Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  4. ^ "1955 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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