1954 Cal Aggies football team

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]

1954 Cal Aggies football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1954 record1–7 (1–4 FWC)
Head coachWill Lotter (1st season)
Home stadiumAggie Field
(Capacity: 10,111)
1954 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 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
DateOpponentSiteResult
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.
  2. "California – Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  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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