1953 Shippensburg Red Raiders football team

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1953
Shippensburg Red Raiders football
ConferencePennsylvania State Teachers College Conference
Record8–0 (6–0 PSTCC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1952
1953 Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Chester
$
4 0 0 7 1 0
Shippensburg 6 0 0 8 0 0
Bloomsburg
3 1 0 6 2 0
Clarion
3 1 0 4 3 1
Indiana (PA)
3 2 0 4 4 0
East Stroudsburg
2 2 0 3 3 0
Slippery Rock
1 2 1 4 3 1
California (PA) 2 3 0 3 5 0
Mansfield
2 3 0 2 5 0
Cheyney
1 3 0 1 6 0
Lock Haven 4 4 0 4 4 0
Edinboro
1 3 1 3 5 1
Kutztown
2 4 0 1 5 2
Millersville
0 6 0 0 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Conference standings were based on the Saylor system of ratings.

The 1953 Shippensburg Red Raiders football team was an

West Chester, which had a conference record of 4–0 and beat the Red Raiders by 13 rating points.[2]

1953 was Shippensburg's second consecutive perfect season, as the 1952 team went 7–0.[3] Shippensburg had a 20-game winning streak that ran from November 3, 1951, to October 9, 1954.

Guard Robert "Tiny" Adams was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1953 Little All-America college football team.[4] Three Shippensburg players were selected by the conference coaches as first-team players on the 1953 All-PSTCC football team: Adams; George Cherry at center; and Spencer Keyes at halfback. Tackle Charles Burnheimer was named to the second team.[5]

The team's assistant coaches were Tom Crist and John Bay. Crist was responsible for the backs, and Bay had responsibility for linebackers and scouting.[6]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Lock HavenShippensburg, PAW 23–14[7]
October 3
Wilson Teachers*
Shippensburg, PAW 28–0[8]
October 10
East Stroudsburg
Shippensburg, PAW 30–0[9]
October 17at
Kutztown
Kutztown, PAW 61–0[10]
October 24at
Slippery Rock
Slippery Rock, PAW 20–14[11]
October 31
Millersville
Shippensburg, PAW 65–0[12]
November 10at
Cheyney
Cheyney, PAW 20–7[13]
November 14at
Bridgewater*
Bridgewater, VAW 52–0[14]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ a b "1953 Football Schedule". Shippensburg Raiders. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
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  3. ^ "1952 Football Schedule". Shippensburg Raiders. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
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  6. ^ "Three Man Coaching Unit Of Rambo, Bay And Crist Directs Raider Grid Destiny". The News-Chronicle. November 24, 1953. p. 7B – via [[[Newspapers.com]].
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  15. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 10, 2024.