| 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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| 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 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
| 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 | ||
| November 19 | Los Angeles State |
| W 6–0 |
Team players in the NFL
No Pepperdine players were selected in the 1955 NFL draft.
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
- Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
References
- 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.
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