1953 Juniata Indians football team

The 1953 Juniata Indians football team was an American football team that represented Juniata College as an independent during the 1953 college football season. In their seventh and final year under head coach Bill Smaltz, the Indians compiled a perfect 7–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 196 to 39.[1] The 1953 season began a seven-year run from 1953 to 1959 during which Juniata compiled a record of 50–2–2, including five undefeated seasons.[2]

1953 Juniata Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–0
Head coach
CaptainRon Clapper, Chuck Knox, Tom McNeal, Harry Martin
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Westminster (PA)     8 0 0
Juniata     7 0 0
No. 14 Army     7 1 1
Harvard     6 2 0
Franklin & Marshall     5 2 0
Hofstra     6 3 0
Penn State     6 3 0
Yale     5 2 2
Carnegie Tech     5 3 0
Boston College     5 3 1
Boston University     5 3 1
Syracuse     5 3 1
Princeton     5 4 0
Tufts     4 3 0
Cornell     4 3 2
Holy Cross     5 5 0
Temple     4 4 1
Colgate     3 4 2
Columbia     4 5 0
Fordham     4 5 0
Villanova     4 6 0
Drexel     2 3 1
Brown     3 5 1
Penn     3 5 1
Pittsburgh     3 5 1
Dartmouth     2 7 0
Buffalo     1 5 1
Bucknell     1 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team played its home games at College Field in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3at MoravianBethlehem, PAW 20–62,500[3]
October 10at HaverfordHaverford, PAW 27–13
October 17at DickinsonCarlisle, PAW 43–133,500[4]
October 24Pennsylvania Military
W 24–7
October 31Susquehanna 
  • College Field
  • Huntingdon, PA
W 39–0[5]
November 7Grove City
  • College Field
  • Huntingdon, PA
W 22–0[6]
November 14Ursinus
  • College Field
  • Huntingdon, PA
W 21–0[7]
  •  Homecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "1953 - Juniata (PA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "Juniata (PA) Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Juniata Exploits Moravian Bobbles For 20-6 Triumph". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 4, 1953. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Unbeaten Juniata Routs Dickinson". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 18, 1953. p. 4S – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Unbeaten Juniata Wins Fifth Game". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 1, 1953. p. S7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Juniata Routs Grove City, 22-0, For No. 6". Altoona Tribune. November 9, 1953. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Juniata Stops Ursinus For Unbeaten Season". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. November 15, 1953. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Juniata College Football Records" (PDF). Juniata College. November 14, 2022. p. 14. Retrieved May 12, 2023.