The 1953 Defiance Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Defiance College as a member of the Mid-Ohio League (MOL) during the 1953 college football season. In their third year under head coach Vic Rowen, the Yellow Jackets compiled an 8–0 record (4–0 against conference opponents), won the MOL championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 163 to 59.[1]
| 1953 Defiance Yellow Jackets football | |
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MOL champion | |
| Conference | Mid-Ohio League |
| Record | 8–0 (4–0 MOL) |
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| Defiance $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Findlay | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bluffton | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio Northern | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ashland | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Defiance was the only unbeaten and untied football team in Ohio during the 1953 season.[2] It was the first perfect season in Defiance football history. Additional perfect seasons followed in 1966 and 1969.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 26 | Ferris Institute* | Defiance, OH | W 25–0 | [4] | |||
| October 3 | Adrian* | Defiance, OH | W 19–7 | 1,000 | [5] | ||
| October 10 | at Ashland |
| W 13–12 | [6] | |||
| October 17 | Findlay | Defiance, OH | W 20–0 | [7] | |||
| October 24 | at Ohio Northern | Ada, OH | W 28–7 | [8] | |||
| October 31 | Anderson* | Defiance, OH | W 27–14 | ||||
| November 7 | Bluffton | Defiance, OH | W 12–6 | ||||
| November 14 | at Centre* | Danville, KY | W 19–13 | [9] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1953 - Defiance (OH)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ "Defiance Only Unbeaten Ohio Eleven". Sidney News. November 16, 1953. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defiance (OH) Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ "Ohio Team Beats Ferris Institute". Lansing State Journal. September 27, 1953. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defiance 19, Adrian 7". Lansing State Journal. October 4, 1953. p. 67 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Howard Honaker (October 11, 1953). "Defiance Edges Ashlanders, 13 To 12". Mansfield News-Journal. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defiance Blanks Findlay". Springfield News-Sun. October 18, 1953. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rain Dampens ONU Homecoming, But Not Enthusiasm Of Old Grads". The Lima News. October 25, 1953. p. 12B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defiance Topples Centre To End Season Unbeaten". Sunday Herald-Leader. November 15, 1953. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.