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.
| 1954 Pepperdine Waves football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 6–2 |
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| Home stadium | El Camino Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | at La Verne | La Verne, CA | W 42–7 | ||
| October 2 | Redlands |
| W 13–0 | ||
| October 9 | at Chico State |
| W 14–13 | ||
| October 16 | Occidental |
| W 14–0 | ||
| October 30 | Whittier |
| W 22–6 | ||
| November 6 | Santa Barbara |
| L 12–13 | ||
| November 13 | at San Diego State | L 13–20 | 5,000 | [1] | |
| November 19 | Los Angeles State |
| W 6–0 |
Team players in the NFL
editNo 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
edit- ^ Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
References
edit- ^ Howard Hagen (November 14, 1954). "Aztecs Nip Pepperdine, 20-13, On Last-Quarter Touchdown". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
- ^ "1954 - Pepperdine". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ^ Grenley, Dave (June 3, 2010). "The History of Pepperdine Football". Pepperdine Waves. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "1955 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "Pepperdine Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 15, 2017.