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1954 Cal Aggies football team

1954 Cal Aggies football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record1–7 (1–4 FWC)
Head coach
CaptainDuane Damron
Home stadiumAggie Field
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Francisco State $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Chico State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Humboldt State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Nevada 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Cal Aggies 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 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 1954 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 1954 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Will Lotter, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 1–7 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 226 to 47 for the season. The Cal Aggies played home games at Aggie Field in Davis, California.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24California JV[note 1]*
L 6–35
October 1San Francisco State
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
L 7–41
October 9at Sacramento State
W 14–0
October 15Humboldt State
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
L 0–21[1]
October 23Nevada
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
L 0–13
October 30vs. Santa Barbara[note 2]*
L 0–32
November 6at Occidental*
L 13–44
November 13Chico State
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
L 7–40[2]
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

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  1. ^ The University of California JV team was commonly known as the "Cal Ramblers".
  2. ^ 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.

References

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  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.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Chico, SF State Meet Friday For Conference Title". Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. November 15, 1954. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.