1953 Texas Longhorns football team

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1953 Texas Longhorns football
SWC co-champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 11
Record7–3 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at LSU*No. 11L 7–2045,000[2]
September 26Villanova*No. 11W 41–1227,000[3]
October 3Houston*No. 17
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 28–730,000[4]
October 10vs. No. 16
rivalry)
L 14–1975,504[5]
October 17at ArkansasW 16–719,654[6]
October 24Rice
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
L 13–1848,000[7]
October 31at No. 11 SMU
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 16–751,000[8]
November 7No. 3 BaylorNo. 19
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 21–2054,000[9]
November 14TCUNo. 10
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 13–342,000[10]
November 26at Texas A&MNo. 7W 21–1242,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Awards and honors

References

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