The 1953 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1953 college football season. In their third year under head coach Ed Price, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as SWC co-champion.[1]
| 1953 Texas Longhorns football | |
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SWC co-champion | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 8 |
| AP | No. 11 |
| Record | 7–3 (5–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Rice + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Texas + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | at LSU* | No. 11 | L 7–20 | 45,000 | [2] | |
| September 26 | Villanova* | No. 11 | W 41–12 | 27,000 | [3] | |
| October 3 | Houston* | No. 17 |
| W 28–7 | 30,000 | [4] |
| October 10 | vs. No. 16 Oklahoma* | No. 15 | L 14–19 | 75,504 | [5] | |
| October 17 | at Arkansas | W 16–7 | 19,654 | [6] | ||
| October 24 | Rice |
| L 13–18 | 48,000 | [7] | |
| October 31 | at No. 11 SMU |
| W 16–7 | 51,000 | [8] | |
| November 7 | No. 3 Baylor | No. 19 |
| W 21–20 | 54,000 | [9] |
| November 14 | TCU | No. 10 |
| W 13–3 | 42,000 | [10] |
| November 26 | at Texas A&M | No. 7 | W 21–12 | 42,000 | [11] | |
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Awards and honors
edit- Carlton Massey, end, Consensus All-American[12]
References
edit- ^ "1953 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Louisiana State Tigers score 20–7 win over Texas". The Shreveport Times. September 20, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Villanova beaten by Texas, 41–12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 27, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas shows power to down Houston, 28–7". The Victoria Advocate. October 4, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sooners hang on to squeeze 19–14 victory out of Texas". Abilene Reporter-News. October 11, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hulking Texas line rips Arkansas for 16–7 victory". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 18, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice sinks Texas, 18–13, with late counter". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 25, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas defeats fumbling SMU, 16–7, with second-half scoring outburst". The Lexington Herald. November 1, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas nips Baylor in 21–20 clash". The Indianapolis Star. November 8, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Andrews' late passing gives Texas 13–3 win". The Kilgore News Herald. November 15, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns show power against hapless Aggies". The Corsicana Daily Sun. November 27, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2010 NCAA Football Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletics Association.
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