1954 Pepperdine Waves football team

1954 Pepperdine Waves football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
Home stadiumEl Camino Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pepperdine   –   6 – 2 – 0
San Jose State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   4 – 5 – 0
Hawaii   –   4 – 4 – 0
La Verne   –   2 – 6 – 0
Cal Poly San Dimas   –   1 – 8 – 0

The 1954 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine College[note 1] as an independent during the 1954 college football season. Pepperdine had been a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) for the previous four seasons. The team was led by second-year head coach Gordon McEachron and played home games at El Camino Stadium on the campus of El Camino College in Torrance, California. They finished the season with a record of 6–2.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at La VerneLa Verne, CAW 42–7
October 2Redlands
W 13–0
October 9at Chico State
W 14–13
October 16Occidental
  • El Camino Stadium
  • Torrance, CA (Black and Blue Game)
W 14–0
October 30Whittier
  • El Camino Stadium
  • Torrance, CA
W 22–6
November 6Santa Barbara
  • El Camino Stadium
  • Torrance, CA
L 12–13
November 13at San Diego State
L 13–205,000[1]
November 19Los Angeles State
  • El Camino Stadium
  • Torrance, CA ("Old Shoe" rivalry)
W 6–0

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Team players in the NFL

No Pepperdine players were selected in the 1955 NFL draft.[4][5]

The following finished their Pepperdine career in 1954, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Frank Williams Fullback 1961 Los Angeles Rams

Notes

  1. ^ Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.

References

  1. ^ Howard Hagen (November 14, 1954). "Aztecs Nip Pepperdine, 20-13, On Last-Quarter Touchdown". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
  2. ^ "1954 - Pepperdine". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  3. ^ Grenley, Dave (June 3, 2010). "The History of Pepperdine Football". Pepperdine Waves. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "1955 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  5. ^ "Pepperdine Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 15, 2017.