1953 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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).

1953 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–5–1 (1–5 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKyle Field
1953 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Rice + 5 1 09 2 0
No. 11 Texas + 5 1 07 3 0
Baylor 4 2 07 3 0
SMU 3 3 05 5 0
Arkansas 2 4 03 7 0
Texas A&M 1 5 04 5 1
TCU 1 5 03 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Kentucky*W 7–635,000[1]
September 26Houston*T 14–1435,000
October 3vs. No. 18 Georgia*W 14–1222,342[2]
October 10at Texas Tech*W 27–1426,114
October 17at TCUW 20–7
October 24No. 6 BaylorNo. 15
L 13–14
October 31at ArkansasL 14–41
November 7SMU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
L 0–2320,000
November 14at No. 16 RiceL 7–3457,500[3]
November 26No. 7 Texas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 12–2142,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "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.
  2. "Texas Aggies bounce Georgia Bulldogs, 14–12". The El Paso Times. October 4, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Impressive Rice clobbers Aggies". The Victoria Advocate. November 15, 1953. Retrieved October 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Longhorns show power against hapless Aggies". The Corsicana Daily Sun. November 27, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1953 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2016.


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