1953 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1953
| team = Humboldt State Lumberjacks
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Far Western Conference
| short_conf = FWC
| record = 6–2
| conf_record = 2–1
| head_coach = Phil Sarboe
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = Redwood Bowl
}}
{{1953 Far Western Conference football standings}}
The 1953 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1953 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Phil Sarboe, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 6–2 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC, and outscored their opponents 122–39 to for the season. The defense yielded more than a touchdown in only two games and had four shutouts. The team played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Hamilton FieldHamilton Army Airfield was a United States Air Force Base from 1934 to 1974.
| site_stadium = Redwood Bowl
| site_cityst = Arcata, CA
| score = 0–6
| attend = 4,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Humboldt State Makes Gallant Stand Against Airmen|newspaper=The Times Standard|location=Eureka, California|date=September 14, 1953|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18219435/humboldt_state_makes_gallant_stand/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 11, 2018}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1953|team=Pacific Lutheran Lutes|title=Pacific Lutheran}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Tacoma, WA
| score = 7–0
| attend = 3,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Lumberjacks Win; Bring On OTC Owls!|newspaper=The Times Standard|location=Eureka, California|date=September 21, 1953|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18219406/lumberjacks_win_bring_on_otc_owls/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 11, 2018}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1953|team=Oregon Tech Hustlin' Owls|title=Oregon Tech}}
| site_stadium = Redwood Bowl
| site_cityst = Arcata, CA
| score = 22–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Humboldt State Wins 22-0 Clash|newspaper=Nevada State Journal|location=Reno, Nevada|date=September 29, 1953|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18219353/humboldt_state_wins_clash/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 11, 2018}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Cal Aggies
| site_stadium = Redwood Bowl
| site_cityst = Arcata, CA
| score = 33–13
| 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}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1953|team=Southern Oregon Raiders|title=Southern Oregon}}
| site_stadium = Fuller Field
| site_cityst = Ashland, OR
| score = 21–6
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Humboldt State Rolls Over Southern Oregon|newspaper=The Fresno Bee The Republican|location=Fresno, California|date=October 11, 1953|page=27|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18219297/humboldt_state_rolls_over_southern/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 11, 2018}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Oregon freshmen
| site_stadium = Redwood Bowl
| site_cityst = Arcata, CA
| score = 13–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Ducklings Lose To Humboldt State|newspaper=Albany Democrat-Herald|location=Albany, Oregon|date=October 19, 1953|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18219246/ducklings_lose_to_humboldt_state/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 11, 2018}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1953|team=Oregon College Wolves|title=Oregon College}}
| site_stadium = Redwood Bowl
| site_cityst = Arcata, CA
| score = 13–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Lumberjacks Hang Up 13-0 Win Over OCE Eleven; Chico Defeats San Francisco State In Upset|newspaper=The Times Standard|location=Eureka, California|date=October 26, 1953|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18219228/lumberjacks_hang_up_win_over_oce_eleven/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 11, 2018}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Chico State
| site_stadium = Chico High School Stadium
| site_cityst = Chico, CA
| score = 13–14
| attend = 4,100
| source = {{cite news|title=Humboldt Loses To Chico; 1953 Season Ended|newspaper=Humboldt Standard|location=Eureka, California|date=November 2, 1953|page=23|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15038129/humboldt_loses_to_chico/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Chico Shatters Humboldt Skein|newspaper=Nevada State Journal|location=Reno, Nevada|date=November 3, 1953|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18219167/chico_shatters_humboldt_skein/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 11, 2018}}{{Open access}}
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{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/h/humboldt_state/yearly_results.php?year=1953|title=Humboldt State Yearly Results|access-date=March 4, 2017|archive-date=March 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330034750/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/h/humboldt_state/yearly_results.php?year=1953|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/hsujacks/docs/2014_fb_media_guide|page=104|title=Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide|access-date=November 18, 2017}}
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