1953 Stanford Indians football team
| 1953 Stanford Indians football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 20 |
| AP | No. 16 |
| 1953 record | 6–3–1 (5–1–1 PCC) |
| Head coach | Chuck Taylor (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Stanford Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 UCLA $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Stanford | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1953 college football season. The team was led by Chuck Taylor in his third year, and by quarterback Bobby Garrett, who would win the season's W. J. Voit Memorial Trophy as most outstanding player on the Pacific Coast, and was selected by the Cleveland Browns as the first pick of the NFL Draft at the end of the season.
The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | |||||
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| September 19 | Pacific* | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California | L 20–25 | ||||||
| September 26 | Oregon | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California | W 7–0 | ||||||
| October 3 | Illinois* | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois | L 21–33 | ||||||
| October 10 | vs. Oregon State | Multnomah Stadium • Portland, Oregon | W 21–0 | ||||||
| October 17 | No. 4 UCLA | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California | W 21–20 | ||||||
| October 24 | at Washington | No. 20 | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | W 13–7 | |||||
| October 17 | Washington State | No. 17 | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California | W 48–19 | |||||
| November 7 | at No. 17 USC | No. 11 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles (Rivalry) | L 20–23 | |||||
| November 14 | San Jose State* | No. 16 | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California (Rivalry) | W 54–0 | |||||
| November 21 | California | No. 16 | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California (56th Big Game) | T 21–21 | |||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
Game summaries
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With a win in the Big Game, Stanford would earn a berth in the 1954 Rose Bowl. California had not lost a Big Game since 1946, and this game was no exception: California intercepted quarterback Garrett five times and scored twice late to force a 21–21 tie. The tie, coupled with UCLA's victory over rival USC, denied the Indians a second Rose Bowl appearance in three years.[2][3]
Players drafted by the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Bobby Garrett | Quarterback | 1 | 1 | Cleveland Browns |
| John Steinburg | End | 10 | 113 | New York Giants |
| Sam Morley | End | 20 | 236 | Washington Redskins |
| Marv Tennefoss | End | 24 | 279 | Green Bay Packers |
References
- ↑ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1953–1957". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Stanford out of bowl with 21 to 21 tie". The Daily Reporter. November 20, 1953. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Cal holds Stanford to 21–21 deadlock". The Eugene Register-Guard. November 20, 1953. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
- ↑ "1954 NFL Draft". Retrieved August 4, 2014.