1953 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1953 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	4–5–1 (1–5 SWC)
Head coach	Raymond George (3rd season)
Home stadium	Kyle Field

1953 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Kentucky*		McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 7–6	35,000	[1]
September 26	Houston*		Kyle Field College Station, TX	T 14–14	35,000
October 3	vs. No. 18 Georgia*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 14–12	22,342	[2]
October 10	at Texas Tech*		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 27–14	26,114
October 17	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 20–7
October 24	No. 6 Baylor	No. 15	Kyle Field College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	L 13–14
October 31	at Arkansas		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	L 14–41
November 7	SMU		Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 0–23	20,000
November 14	at No. 16 Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 7–34	57,500	[3]
November 26	No. 7 Texas		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 12–21	42,000	[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.