1953 Baylor Bears football team

1953 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–3 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Bob Knowles
  • Ralph "Pete" Erben
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
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
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 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 1953 college football season. They finished with a 7-3 record in the Southwest Conference for the year. Tackle James Ray Smith was selected as an All American player; Cotton Davidson (Quarterback), Jerry Coody (Halfback) and Smith were all selected All-Southwest Conference players.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at No. 14 California*No. 20
W 25–034,000[2]
October 2at Miami (FL)*No. 10
W 21–1328,042[3]
October 10ArkansasNo. 9
W 14–725,000[4]
October 17Vanderbilt*No. 8
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 47–617,000[5]
October 24at No. 15 Texas A&MNo. 6
W 14–1336,000[6]
October 31TCUNo. 3
W 25–730,000[7]
November 7at No. 19 TexasNo. 3
L 20–2154,000[8]
November 14Houston*No. 9
L 7–3715,000[9]
November 21SMU
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 27–2130,000[10]
November 28at No. 8 Rice
L 19–4168,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ Baylor University, "The Round-Up 1954" yearbook via the Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2013. http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tx-annl/id/29681
  2. ^ "Baylor crushes California, 25–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 20, 1953. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Baylor slaps Miami, 21–13". The Orlando Sentinel. October 3, 1953. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Baylor scores in second half to beat Arkansas". The Commercial Appeal. October 11, 1953. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Baylor routs Vandy, 47–6". The Kilgore News Herald. October 18, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Baylor inches by Aggies in 14–13 thriller". The Victoria Advocate. October 25, 1953. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Baylor smashes Frogs, 25 to 7". Brownwood Bulletin. November 1, 1953. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas nips Baylor in 21–20 clash". The Indianapolis Star. November 8, 1953. Retrieved October 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cougars shock Baylor, 37–7". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 15, 1953. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Baylor comeback drops Ponies from SWC race". The Victoria Advocate. November 22, 1953. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rice Owls smash Baylor, 41–19". Brownwood Bulletin. November 29, 1953. Retrieved October 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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