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1953 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football team

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1953 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football
ConferenceNew Mexico Conference
Record4–5 (3–3 NMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkidmore Field
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 New Mexico Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Adams State*
W 20–7[3]
September 26at Eastern New MexicoPortales, NMW 20–0[4]
October 3at Whittier*Whittier, CAL 7–13[5]
October 10Western State (CO)*
  • Skidmore Field
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 7–26[6]
October 17La Verne*dagger
  • Skidmore Field
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 18–14[7]
October 24at New Mexico HighlandsLas Vegas, NMW 12–8[8]
October 31at Panhandle A&MGoodwell, OKL 21–26[9]
November 7New Mexico Western
  • Skidmore Field
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 20–7[10]
November 21New Mexico Military
  • Skidmore Field
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 21–45[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2013 Northern Arizona Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northern Arizona University. 2013. p. 77. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Loggers OK'd By NM Conference". Arizona Daily Sun. December 4, 1952. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Loggers Win Opener 20–7". Arizona Daily Sun. September 21, 1953. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Eastern New Mexico Blasts Flag, 20 to 0". Arizona Daily Star. September 27, 1953. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Poets Come From Behind to Whip Lumberjacks, 13–7". The Whittier News. October 5, 1953. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Axers Bow To Western Colorado 26–7". Arizona Daily Sun. October 12, 1953. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Old Grads See 18–14 Logger Win". Arizona Daily Sun. October 19, 1953. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Jacks Top Highlands 12–8". Arizona Daily Sun. October 26, 1953. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Loggers Shaded By Pan-Ags 26–21". Arizona Daily Sun. November 2, 1953. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Lumberjacks Trip Mustangs 20–7". Arizona Daily Sun. November 9, 1953. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Loggers Bow 45–21 In '53 Grid Finale". Arizona Daily Sun. November 23, 1953. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.