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1953 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record3–7 (1–5 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Meyer spread
Home stadium Amon G. Carter Stadium
Seasons
←  1952
1954 →
1953 Southwest Conference football standings
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

The 1953 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1953 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 3–7 overall and 1–5 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Abe Martin in his first year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 Kansas*
W 13–026,000
October 3at Arkansas
L 6–13
October 10at No. 2 Michigan State*
L 19–2651,049
October 17 Texas A&M
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX ( rivalry)
L
October 24at Penn State*
L 21–2727,966
October 31at No. 3 Baylor
L 7–2530,000
November 7at Washington State*
W 21–717,500
November 14at No. 10 Texas
L 3–1342,000 [1]
November 21No. 10 Rice
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
L 6–1920,000 [2]
November 28 SMU
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX ( rivalry)
W 13–027,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Andrews' late passing gives Texas 13–3 win". The Kilgore News Herald. November 15, 1953. Retrieved October 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Rice grinds out 19–6 win over TCU Frogs". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 22, 1953. Retrieved October 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1953 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved July 29, 2016.
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