1953 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1953 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1953 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Phil Sarboe, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 6–2 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC, and outscored their opponents 122–39 to for the season. The defense yielded more than a touchdown in only two games and had four shutouts. The team played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	Hamilton Field[note 1]*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 0–6	4,000	[1]
September 19	at Pacific Lutheran*	Tacoma, WA	W 7–0	3,000	[2]
September 26	Oregon Tech*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 22–0		[3]
October 3	Cal Aggies	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 33–13	4,000	[4]
October 10	at Southern Oregon	Fuller Field Ashland, OR	W 21–6		[5]
October 17	Oregon freshmen*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 13–0		[6]
October 24	Oregon College*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 13–0		[7]
October 31	at Chico State	Chico High School Stadium Chico, CA	L 13–14	4,100	[8][9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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