1953 Cal Poly San Dimas Broncos football team
The 1953 Cal Poly San Dimas Broncos football team represented Cal Poly Voorhis Unit[note 1] during the 1953 college football season. Cal Poly played as an independent in 1953.
| 1953 Cal Poly San Dimas Broncos football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1953 record | 2–6 |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Verne | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly San Dimas | – | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly San Dimas was led by first-year head coach Staley Pitts. The Broncos finished the season with a record of two wins and six losses (2–6). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 71–179 for the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 3 | Oceanside-Carlsbad Junior College[note 2] | Oceanside, CA | L 0–12 |
| October 10 | at Chino Institute for Men | Chino, CA | W 13–6 |
| October 17 | at Pomona-Claremont[note 3] |
| L 0–40 |
| October 23 | California Baptist | W 18–0 | |
| October 31 | at La Verne |
| L 13–48 |
| November 7 | at Redlands |
| L 6–41 |
| November 14 | Palomar College | Escondido, CA | L 6–14 |
| November 20 | Imperial Valley College |
| L 15–18 |
Team players in the NFL
No Cal Poly San Dimas players were selected in the 1954 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]
Notes
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was located in San Dimas, California and known as Cal Poly Voorhis Unit from 1938 to 1956. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (San Dimas).
- MiraCosta College was known as Oceanside-Carlsbad Junior College from 1934 to 1963.
- What is now known as the Pomona-Pitzer football team was known as Pomona-Claremont from 1950 to 1961. Pitzer College did not exist until 1963.
- This stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season
References
- "1953 - Cal Poly-Pomona". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- "Cal Poly Pomona football (1947‐1982)" (PDF). Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- "1954 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- "Cal Poly-Pomona Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- "Draft History: Cal Poly-Pomona". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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