1953 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–5–1 (1–5 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKyle Field
1953 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Rice + 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 11 Texas + 5 –1 –07 –3 –0
Baylor 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
SMU 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Arkansas 2 –4 –03 –7 –0
Texas A&M 1 –5 –04 –5 –1
TCU 1 –5 –03 –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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Kentucky*
W 7–635,000[1]
September 26Houston*
T 14–1435,000
October 3vs. No. 18 Georgia*
W 14–1222,342[2]
October 10at Texas Tech*
W 27–1426,114
October 17at TCU
W 20–7
October 24No. 6 BaylorNo. 15
L 13–14
October 31at Arkansas
L 14–41
November 7SMU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
L 0–2320,000
November 14at No. 16 Rice
L 7–3457,500[3]
November 26No. 7 Texas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 12–2142,000[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.


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