The 1953 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1953 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Woody Woodard, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the SWC. SMU played home games at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Jack Gunlock and Jerry Clem were the team captains.
| 1953 SMU Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (3–3 SWC) |
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| Captain | Jack Gunlock, Jerry Clem |
| Home stadium | Cotton Bowl |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 3 | at No. 9 Georgia Tech* | L 4–6 | 37,000 | [1] | ||
| October 9 | Missouri* | W 20–7 | 35,000 | |||
| October 17 | No. 11 Rice |
| W 12–7 | 50,000 | ||
| October 24 | at Kansas | No. 13 | W 14–6 | 29,000 | ||
| October 31 | Texas | No. 11 |
| L 7–16 | 51,000 | [2] |
| November 7 | at Texas A&M | W 23–0 | 20,000 | |||
| November 14 | Arkansas |
| W 13–7 | 26,500 | ||
| November 21 | at Baylor | L 21–27 | 30,000 | |||
| November 28 | at TCU | L 0–13 | 27,000 | |||
| December 5 | at No. 2 Notre Dame* | L 14–40 | 35,522 | |||
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Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ "Georgia Tech squeezes pat SMU Mustangs, 6–4". The Brownsville Herald. October 4, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas defeats fumbling SMU, 16–7, with second-half scoring outburst". The Lexington Herald. November 1, 1953. Retrieved October 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1953 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Football Media Guide" (PDF). SMU Athletics. p. 99. Retrieved December 24, 2022.