1953 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
The 1953 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1953 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bowden Wyatt, the Razorbacks compiled a 3–7 record (2–4 against SWC opponents), finished in fifth place in the SWC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 161 to 116.[1][2]
| 1953 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1953 record | 3–7 (2–4 SWC) |
| Head coach | Bowden Wyatt (1st season) |
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| Home stadium | Razorback Stadium War 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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Arkansas quarterback Lamar McHan finished ninth in the Heisman Trophy voting for 1953.[3] McHan was sixth in the nation in yards per punt, and tied for sixth in punt return yards.[4] Receiver Floyd Sagely's receiving stats were tied for sixth best in the country.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 26 | Oklahoma A&M* | L 6–7 | |
| October 3 | TCU |
| W 13–6 |
| October 10 | at No. 9 Baylor | L 7–14 | |
| October 17 | Texas |
| L 7–16 |
| October 24 | vs. Ole Miss* | L 0–28 | |
| October 31 | Texas A&M |
| W 41–14 |
| November 7 | at Rice | L 0–47 | |
| November 14 | at SMU | L 7–13 | |
| November 21 | LSU* |
| L 8–9 |
| November 28 | Tulsa* |
| W 27–7 |
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References
- "Arkansas Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- "1953 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- "Heisman Trophy 1953 – 19th Award." Webpage. Archived 2009-06-08 at WebCite Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
- ESPN 2005: 1233
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