1953 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football team
| 1953 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football | |
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| Conference | New Mexico Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (3–3 NMC) |
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| Home stadium | Skidmore Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Panhandle A&M $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico Military | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State–Flagstaff | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern New Mexico | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adams State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico Western | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico Highlands | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State College at Flagstaff (now known as Northern Arizona University) in the New Mexico Conference (NMC) during the 1953 college football season. In their third and final year under head coach John Pederson, the Lumberjacks compiled a 4–5 record and was outscored by a total of 166 to 126.[1]
After the 1952 season, the Lumberjacks left the Border Conference and joined the NMC.[2] In their first season in the NMC, they compiled a 3–3 record against conference opponents, finishing in a three-way tie for third place in the seven-team conference.
The team played its home games at Skidmore Field in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | Adams State* |
| W 20–7 | [3] | |||
| September 26 | at Eastern New Mexico | Portales, NM | W 20–0 | [4] | |||
| October 3 | at Whittier* | Whittier, CA | L 7–13 | [5] | |||
| October 10 | Western State (CO)* |
| L 7–26 | [6] | |||
| October 17 | La Verne* |
| W 18–14 | [7] | |||
| October 24 | at New Mexico Highlands | Las Vegas, NM | W 12–8 | [8] | |||
| October 31 | at Panhandle A&M | Goodwell, OK | L 21–26 | [9] | |||
| November 7 | New Mexico Western |
| W 20–7 | [10] | |||
| November 21 | New Mexico Military |
| L 21–45 | [11] | |||
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References[edit]
- ^ "2013 Northern Arizona Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northern Arizona University. 2013. p. 77. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ "Loggers OK'd By NM Conference". Arizona Daily Sun. December 4, 1952. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Loggers Win Opener 20–7". Arizona Daily Sun. September 21, 1953. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern New Mexico Blasts Flag, 20 to 0". Arizona Daily Star. September 27, 1953. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Poets Come From Behind to Whip Lumberjacks, 13–7". The Whittier News. October 5, 1953. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Axers Bow To Western Colorado 26–7". Arizona Daily Sun. October 12, 1953. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Old Grads See 18–14 Logger Win". Arizona Daily Sun. October 19, 1953. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jacks Top Highlands 12–8". Arizona Daily Sun. October 26, 1953. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Loggers Shaded By Pan-Ags 26–21". Arizona Daily Sun. November 2, 1953. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lumberjacks Trip Mustangs 20–7". Arizona Daily Sun. November 9, 1953. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Loggers Bow 45–21 In '53 Grid Finale". Arizona Daily Sun. November 23, 1953. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.