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1953 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–3 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainBob Knowles, Ralph "Pete" Erben
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Southwest Conference football standings
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.6Rice + 5 1 0 9 2 0
    No.11Texas + 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
    • + – 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[edit]

    DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 19at No. 14California*No. 20
  • Berkeley, CA
  • W 25–034,000
    October 2atMiami (FL)*No. 10
  • Miami, FL
  • W 21–13
    October 10ArkansasNo. 9
  • Waco, TX
  • W 14–725,000
    October 17Vanderbilt*No. 8
    • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
  • W 47–617,000[2]
    October 24at No. 15Texas A&MNo. 6
  • College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)
  • W 14–13
    October 31TCUdaggerNo. 3
    • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX (rivalry)
  • W 25–730,000
    November 7at No. 19TexasNo. 3
  • Austin, TX
  • L 20–2154,000[3]
    November 14Houston*No. 9
    • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
  • L 7–3715,000
    November 21SMU
    • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
  • W 27–2130,000
    November 28at No. 8Rice
  • Houston, TX
  • L 19–4168,000[4]
    • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • References[edit]

    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
  • ^ "Baylor routs Vandy, 47–6". The Kilgore News Herald. October 18, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Texas nips Baylor in 21–20 clash". The Indianapolis Star. November 8, 1953. Retrieved October 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Rice Owls smash Baylor, 41–19". Brownwood Bulletin. November 29, 1953. Retrieved October 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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