1953 SMU Mustangs football team
American college football season
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 5–5 (3–3 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Jack Gunlock, Jerry Clem |
Home stadium | Cotton Bowl |
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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 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1953 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Woody Woodard, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the SWC. SMU played home games at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Jack Gunlock and Jerry Clem were the team captains.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 3 | at No. 9 Georgia Tech* |
| L 4–6 | 37,000 | [1] | |
October 9 | Missouri* |
| W 20–7 | 35,000 | ||
October 17 | No. 11 Rice |
| W 12–7 | 50,000 | ||
October 24 | at Kansas | No. 13 | W 14–6 | 29,000 | ||
October 31 | Texas | No. 11 |
| L 7–16 | 51,000 | [2] |
November 7 | at Texas A&M | W 23–0 | 20,000 | |||
November 14 | Arkansas |
| W 13–7 | 26,500 | ||
November 21 | at Baylor | L 21–27 | 30,000 | |||
November 28 | at TCU | L 0–13 | 27,000 | |||
December 5 | at No. 2 Notre Dame* | L 14–40 | 35,522 | |||
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Personnel
References
- ^ "Georgia Tech squeezes pat SMU Mustangs, 6–4". The Brownsville Herald. October 4, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas defeats fumbling SMU, 16–7, with second-half scoring outburst". The Lexington Herald. November 1, 1953. Retrieved October 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1953 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Football Media Guide" (PDF). SMU Athletics. p. 99. Retrieved December 24, 2022.