1953 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
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| 1953 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1953 record | 3–7 (2–4 SWC) |
| Head coach | Bowden Wyatt (1st year) |
| Captain | Jim Speering |
| Captain | Ralph Troillett |
| Home stadium | Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #6 Rice + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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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The 1953 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1953 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bowden Wyatt, the Razorbacks compiled a 3–7 record (2–4 against SWC opponents), finished in fifth place in the SWC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 161 to 116.[1][2]
Arkansas quarterback Lamar McHan finished ninth in the Heisman Trophy voting for 1953.[3] McHan was sixth in the nation in yards per punt, and tied for sixth in punt return yards.[4] Receiver Floyd Sagely's receiving stats were tied for sixth best in the country.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||||||
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| September 26, 1953 | Oklahoma A&M* | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | L 6–7 | ||||||
| October 3, 1953 | TCU | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | W 13–6 | ||||||
| October 10, 1953 | at #9 Baylor | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX | L 7–14 | ||||||
| October 17, 1953 | Texas | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | L 7–16 | ||||||
| October 24, 1953 | vs. Ole Miss* | Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN | L 0–28 | ||||||
| October 31, 1953 | Texas A&M | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Rivalry) | W 41–14 | ||||||
| November 7, 1953 | at Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | L 0–47 | ||||||
| November 14, 1953 | at SMU | Ownby Stadium • Dallas, TX | L 7–13 | ||||||
| November 21, 1953 | LSU* | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Rivalry) | L 8–9 | ||||||
| November 28, 1953 | Tulsa* | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | W 27–7 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
