1953 Cal Aggies football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1953
| team = Cal Aggies
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Far Western Conference
| short_conf = FWC
| record = 1–6–1
| conf_record = 1–2–1
| head_coach = Ted Forbes
| hc_year = 5th
| captain = Don Donsing
| stadium = Aggie Field
}}
{{1953 Far Western Conference football standings}}
The 1953 Cal Aggies football team represented the College of Agriculture at Davis—now known as the University of California, Davis—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1953 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Ted Forbes, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 1–6–1 with a mark of 1–2–1 in conference play, placing third in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 147 to 71 for the season. The Cal Aggies played home games at Aggie Field in Davis, California.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = l
| opponent = Chico State
| site_stadium = Aggie Field
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| score = 7–14
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Humboldt State
| site_stadium = Redwood Bowl
| site_cityst = Arcata, CA
| score = 13–33
| attend = 4,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Lumberjacks Travel to Ashland For AFternoon Game; Comf From Behind To Beat Call-Aggies, 33-13|newspaper=The Times Standard|location=Eureka, California|date=October 5, 1953|page=18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18219332/lumberjacks_travel_to_ashland_for/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 11, 2018}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = California JVThe University of California JV team was commonly known as the "Cal Ramblers".
| site_stadium = Aggie Field
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| score = 20–21
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1953|team=Whittier Poets|title=Whittier}}
| site_stadium = Aggie Field
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| score = 0–40
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Nevada
| site_stadium = Aggie Field
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| score = 0–13
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Santa BarbaraThe 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.
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 6–20
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1953|team=Southern Oregon Red Raiders|title=Southern Oregon}}
| site_stadium = Aggie Field
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| score = 25–6
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| w/l = t
| opponent = Chico State
| site_stadium = Aggie Field
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| score = 0–0
| attend =
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/108/stats/13795 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 11, 2022 }}{{cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucda/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/15FBGuide.pdf#page=48|title=UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide|access-date=April 22, 2017|archive-date=March 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308182711/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucda/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/15FBGuide.pdf#page=48|url-status=dead}}
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