1953 Arkansas State Indians football team

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1953
Arkansas State Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0–2
Head coach
Home stadiumKays Stadium
Seasons
1953 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arkansas State     8 0 2
Delaware     7 1 0
Maryland State
    7 1 0
Mississippi Southern     9 2 0
Navy     4 3 2
Memphis State     6 4 0
Florida State     5 5 0
Tampa     6 6 0
Miami (FL)     4 5 0
Sewanee     3 5 0
Marshall     2 5 2
Chattanooga     3 7 0
Louisville     1 7 0
Virginia     1 8 0

The 1953 Arkansas State Indians football team was an American football team that represented Arkansas State College—now known as Arkansas State University—as an independent during the 1953 college football season. Led by Forrest England in his eighth and final year as head coach, the Indians compiled a record of 8–0–2. They were invited the Tangerine Bowl, where they tied East Texas State.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Abilene Christian
W 19–7[2]
October 3at Emporia StateW 38–19
October 10
Florence State
  • Kays Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
T 13–13
October 17Southwestern Louisiana
  • Kays Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 13–12[3][4]
October 24at
Lewis
Romeoville, ILW 34–0
October 31
Southern State (AR)
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  • Kays Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 49–0
November 7at Memphis StateW 20–06,918[5][6][7]
November 148:00 p.m.at Tennessee Tech
W 14–7[8]
November 21
Kearney State
  • Kays Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 32–0[9]
January 1vs. East Texas StateT 7–712,976[10][11]

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References

  1. ^ "2021 Arkansas State Football Media Guide". Jonesboro, Arkansas: Arkansas State University Athletics. p. 174. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
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  12. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 10, 2022.