1953 Baylor Bears football team
American college football season
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
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 19 at No. 14 California * No. 20 W 25–034,000
October 2 at Miami (FL) * No. 10 W 21–13
October 10 Arkansas No. 9 W 14–725,000
October 17 Vanderbilt * No. 8 W 47–617,000 [ 2]
October 24 at No. 15 Texas A&M No. 6 W 14–13
October 31 TCU No. 3 W 25–730,000
November 7 at No. 19 Texas No. 3 L 20–2154,000 [ 3]
November 14 Houston * No. 9 L 7–3715,000
November 21 SMU W 27–2130,000
November 28 at No. 8 Rice L 19–4168,000 [ 4]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
References
^ 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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