1953 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1953 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas in the 1953 college football season.

1953 Texas Longhorns football
Southwest Conference co-champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 11
1953 record7–3 (5–1 SWC)
Head coachEd Price (3rd season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,130)
1953 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 19at LSU*No. 11
L 7–2045,000
September 26Villanova*No. 11W 41–1227,000
October 3Houston*No. 17
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 28–730,000
October 10vs. No. 16 Oklahoma*No. 15
L 14–1975,504
October 17at Arkansas
W 16–719,654
October 24Rice
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
L 13–1848,000
October 31at No. 11 SMU
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 16–751,000
November 7No. 3 BaylorNo. 19
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 21–2054,000
November 14TCUNo. 10
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 13–342,000
November 26at Texas A&MNo. 7W 21–1242,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Awards and honors

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2009-12-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/DI/2010/Awards.pdf


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