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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 4–5–1 (1–5 SWC) |
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Home stadium | Kyle Field |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1953 college football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Raymond George in his third season and finished with a record of four wins, five losses and one tie (4–5–1 overall, 1–5 in the SWC).
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | at Kentucky* | W 7–6 | 35,000 | [1] | ||
September 26 | Houston* | T 14–14 | 35,000 | |||
October 3 | vs. No. 18 Georgia* | W 14–12 | 22,342 | [2] | ||
October 10 | at Texas Tech* | W 27–14 | 26,114 | |||
October 17 | at TCU | W 20–7 | ||||
October 24 | No. 6 Baylor | No. 15 |
| L 13–14 | ||
October 31 | at Arkansas | L 14–41 | ||||
November 7 | SMU |
| L 0–23 | 20,000 | ||
November 14 | at No. 16 Rice | L 7–34 | 57,500 | [3] | ||
November 26 | No. 7 Texas |
| L 12–21 | 42,000 | [4] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Record opening crowd of 35,000 sees Texas Aggies edge Wildcats, 7–6". Sunday Herald-Leader. September 20, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Aggies bounce Georgia Bulldogs, 14–12". The El Paso Times. October 4, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Impressive Rice clobbers Aggies". The Victoria Advocate. November 15, 1953. Retrieved October 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns show power against hapless Aggies". The Corsicana Daily Sun. November 27, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1953 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2016.