1953 Utah State Aggies football team
| 1953 Romney Stadium | |
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| Utah $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State University in the Skyline Conference during the 1953 college football season. In their third season under head coach John Roning, the Aggies compiled an 8–3 record (5–2 against Skyline opponents), placed second behind rival Utah in the Skyline Conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 207 to 139.[1][2]
Offensive lineman Dave Kragthorpe receive first-team all-conference honors.[3] (Kragthorpe later served as head coach at Oregon State from 1985 to 1990.) Earl Lindley led the NCAA with 81 points scored. He remains the only Utah State player in school history to accomplish that feat.[4] (Lindley later played on three Grey Cup championship teams in the Canadian Football League.)
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | Romney Stadium | W 14–7 | |||||
| September 26 | New Mexico |
| W 6–0 | 9,000 | [5] | ||
| October 3 | at Wyoming | L 13–20 | [6] | ||||
| October 10 | Utah |
| L 13–33 | 9,631 | [7] | ||
| October 16 | at BYU | W 14–7 | 10,000 | [8] | |||
| October 24 | at Colorado A&M | W 14–13 | |||||
| October 31 | Montana |
| W 33–14 | ||||
| November 7 | Fresno State* |
| W 46–6 | ||||
| November 14 | at Denver | W 21–12 | [9] | ||||
| November 21 | at Bronco Stadium (I) | W 19–7 | 5,000 | [10] | |||
| November 26 | at Pacific (CA)* | L 14–20 | |||||
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References
- ^ "1953 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Utah State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Utah State University. 2018. pp. 190, 195.
- ^ 2018 Media Guide, p. 161.
- ^ 2018 Media Guide, p. 166.
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- ^ "Utah State smothers impotent Idaho, 19-7". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 22, 1953. p. 2, sports.