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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 7–3 (4–2 SWC) |
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Captain | Bob Knowles, Ralph "Pete" Erben |
Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | at No. 14California* | No. 20 |
| W 25–0 | 34,000 | |
October 2 | atMiami (FL)* | No. 10 |
| W 21–13 | ||
October 10 | Arkansas | No. 9 |
| W 14–7 | 25,000 | |
October 17 | Vanderbilt* | No. 8 |
| W 47–6 | 17,000 | [2] |
October 24 | at No. 15Texas A&M | No. 6 |
| W 14–13 | ||
October 31 | TCU![]() | No. 3 |
| W 25–7 | 30,000 | |
November 7 | at No. 19Texas | No. 3 |
| L 20–21 | 54,000 | [3] |
November 14 | Houston* | No. 9 |
| L 7–37 | 15,000 | |
November 21 | SMU |
| W 27–21 | 30,000 | ||
November 28 | at No. 8Rice |
| L 19–41 | 68,000 | [4] | |
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