1953 Pepperdine Waves football team

1953 Pepperdine Waves football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record3–6 (2–3 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumEl Camino Stadium
1953 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal Poly $ 5 0 0 9 0 0
San Diego State 3 1 1 5 3 1
Fresno State 2 2 1 4 4 2
Pepperdine 2 3 0 3 6 0
Santa Barbara 1 4 0 2 6 1
Los Angeles State 1 4 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1953 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine College as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1953 college football season. The team was led by first-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 an overall record of 3–6 and a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the CCAA.

On December 7, 1953, Pepperdine announced that they were withdrawing from the CCAA in order to "seek its own level" in the field of athletics.