1953 Shaw Bears football team

The 1953 Shaw Bears football team was an American football team that represented Shaw University as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1953 college football season. Led by Howard K. Wilson in his seventh and final year as head coach, Shaw returned to competition after not fielding a football team in 1952.[1] The team's captain was Pete Hawkins, who played center, and the co-captain was Wilson Chambers. Playing their home games at Chavis Park in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Bears finished the season with an overall record of 2–7 and a conference mark of 2–4. Their first win of the season, over Bluefield State on November 7, snapped a 13-game losing streak dating back to the 1951 season.

1953 Shaw Bears football
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–7 (2–4 CIAA)
Head coach
CaptainPete Hawkins
Home stadiumChavis Park
1953 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Carolina College $ 5 –1 –05 –3 –0
Virginia State 5 –2 –15 –3 –1
Morgan State 5 –1 –06 –2 –0
North Carolina A&T 5 –1 –07 –1 –1
West Virginia State 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Hampton 5 –3 –06 –3 –1
Johnson C. Smith 5 –2 –05 –3 –0
Howard 3 –5 –03 –5 –1
Shaw 2 –4 –02 –7 –0
St. Augustine's 2 –4 –03 –4 –1
Virginia Union 2 –4 –15 –4 –1
Lincoln (PA) 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Winston-Salem State 2 –4 –03 –5 –1
Delaware State 2 –4 –04 –4 –0
Bluefield State 2 –5 –02 –7 –0
Saint Paul's (VA) 1 –4 –01 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 32:00 p.m.St. Augustine's
L 0–6[2][3]
October 10at Virginia State
L 0–41[4]
October 17North Carolina A&T
  • Chavis Park
  • Raleigh, NC
L 0–40
October 24Allen*dagger
  • Chavis Park
  • Raleigh, NC
L 6–20[5]
October 31at Maryland State*Princess Anne, MDL 6–261,500[6]
November 7Bluefield State
  • Chavis Park
  • Raleigh, NC
W 13–6[7]
November 14Lincoln (PA)
  • Chavis Park
  • Raleigh, NC
L 0–33[8]
November 21at Johnson C. SmithCharlotte, NCW 13–2[9]
November 27vs. Bethune–Cookman*Tampa, FLL 6–206,500[10]

References
  1. "Shaw Bears Inexperienced". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. September 12, 1953. p. 12. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. "St. Augustine's Meets Bears On Saturday". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. September 29, 1953. p. 15. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "St. Augustine's Beats Shaw, 6-0". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. October 4, 1953. p. 18. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Trojan Vary TD Thrusts To Rack Up Shaw, 41-0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 11, 1953. p. D7. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Bears Battle Jackets In Homecoming Game". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. October 22, 1953. p. 19. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Maryland State Eleven Wallops Shaw On Gridiron Here, 26-6". The Daily Times. Salisbury, Maryland. November 2, 1953. p. 13. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Win For Shaw". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. November 8, 1953. p. 22. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Shaw Bears Defeated By Lincoln, 33 to 0". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. November 15, 1953. p. 18. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. "Shaw Scores 13-2 Victory Over Bears[sic]". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. November 22, 1953. p. 6D. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "Bethune Cookman Defeats Shaw, 20-6". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. Associated Press. November 29, 1953. p. 5D. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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