1954 Pepperdine Waves football team

The 1954 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine College[note 1] during the 1954 college football season.

1954 Pepperdine Waves football
Conference	Independent
1954 record	6–2
Head coach	Gordon McEachron (2nd season)
Home stadium	El Camino Stadium

Pepperdine competed as an Independent starting in 1954. They had been in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) for the previous four years. 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 six wins and two losses (6–2).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	at La Verne	La Verne, CA	W 42–7
October 2	Redlands	El Camino Stadium Torrance, CA	W 13–0
October 9	at Chico State[note 2]	University Stadium Chico, CA	W 14–13
October 16	Occidental	El Camino Stadium Torrance, CA (Black and Blue Game)	W 14–0
October 30	Whittier	El Camino Stadium Torrance, CA	W 22–6
November 6	Santa Barbara[note 3]	El Camino Stadium Torrance, CA	L 12–13
November 13	at San Diego State[note 4]	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	L 13–20	5,000[1]
November 19	Los Angeles State[note 5]	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.
2. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
3. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1957.
4. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
5. California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.

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". 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". Retrieved February 15, 2017.
5. "Pepperdine Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 15, 2017.