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American college football season
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 .
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Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance September 19
Pacific (CA) * L 20–25
September 26
Oregon Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA W 7–0
October 3
Illinois * L 21–3332,737
October 10 at
Oregon State W 21–08,005
October 17 No. 4
UCLA Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA W 21–2045,000
October 24 at
Washington No. 20 W 13–741,234
October 31
Washington State No. 17 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA W 48–1918,500
November 7 at No. 17
USC No. 11 L 20–2379,015
November 14
San Jose State * No. 16 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (
rivalry ) W 54–0
November 21
California No. 16 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (
Big Game ) T 21–2191,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
Game summaries
California
1
2 3 4 Total
Bears
0
7 7 7
21
Indians
0
7 14 0
21
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.
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Players drafted by the NFL
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References
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