1953 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1953 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1953 college football season. In their third year under head coach Ed Price, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as SWC co-champion.^[1]

1953 Texas Longhorns football
SWC co-champion
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 11
Record	7–3 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach	Ed Price (3rd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1952 1954 →

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at LSU*	No. 11	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 7–20	45,000	^[2]
September 26	Villanova*	No. 11	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 41–12	27,000	^[3]
October 3	Houston*	No. 17	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 28–7	30,000	^[4]
October 10	vs. No. 16 Oklahoma*	No. 15	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 14–19	75,504	^[5]
October 17	at Arkansas		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)	W 16–7	19,654	^[6]
October 24	Rice		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 13–18	48,000	^[7]
October 31	at No. 11 SMU		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 16–7	51,000	^[8]
November 7	No. 3 Baylor	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 21–20	54,000	^[9]
November 14	TCU	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 13–3	42,000	^[10]
November 26	at Texas A&M	No. 7	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 21–12	42,000	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Awards and honors

• Carlton Massey, end, Consensus All-American^[12]

References

1. "1953 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
2. "Louisiana State Tigers score 20–7 win over Texas". The Shreveport Times. September 20, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Villanova beaten by Texas, 41–12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 27, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Texas shows power to down Houston, 28–7". The Victoria Advocate. October 4, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Sooners hang on to squeeze 19–14 victory out of Texas". Abilene Reporter-News. October 11, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Hulking Texas line rips Arkansas for 16–7 victory". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 18, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Rice sinks Texas, 18–13, with late counter". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 25, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Texas defeats fumbling SMU, 16–7, with second-half scoring outburst". The Lexington Herald. November 1, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Texas nips Baylor in 21–20 clash". The Indianapolis Star. November 8, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Andrews' late passing gives Texas 13–3 win". The Kilgore News Herald. November 15, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Longhorns show power against hapless Aggies". The Corsicana Daily Sun. November 27, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "2010 NCAA Football Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletics Association.