1953 Stanford Indians football team

1953 Stanford Indians football

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 year)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium

1953 PCC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#5 UCLA $	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
#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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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
September 19	Pacific*		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 20–25
September 26	Oregon		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 7–0
October 3	Illinois*		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	L 21–33
October 10	vs. Oregon State		Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR	W 21–0
October 17	No. 4 UCLA		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	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, CA	W 48–19
November 7	at No. 17 USC	No. 11	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry)	L 20–23
November 14	San Jose State*	No. 16	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Rivalry)	W 54–0
November 21	California	No. 16	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (56th Big Game)	T 21–21
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Game notes

California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	7	7	7	21
Indians	0	7	14	0	21

Date: November 21
Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA
Game attendance: 92,500

Scoring summary

2	STAN	Sam Morley 5 yard-pass from Bobby Garrett (Garrett kick)	STAN 7–0

2	CAL	Don Whyte 8-yard run (Paul Larson kick)	Tied 7–7

3	STAN	Barry Smith recovered fumble in end zone (Garrett kick)	STAN 14–7

3	STAN	Garrett 54-yard interception return (Garrett kick)	STAN 21–7

3	CAL	Larson 19-yard run (Larson kick)	STAN 21–14

4	CAL	Al Talley 3-yard run (Larson kick)	Tied 21–21

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

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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.

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Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games California: Big Game USC Notre Dame San Jose State: Bill Walsh Legacy Game

Culture & lore	Stanford Tree "Come Join the Band" "All Right Now" Stanford Band The Play Stanford Axe T formation 1906–17 Stanford rugby teams 1894 Chicago game 2007 USC game

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