1953 SMU Mustangs football team

1953 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–5 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Jack Gunlock
  • Jerry Clem
Home stadiumCotton Bowl
1953 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Rice +5–1–09–2–0
No. 11 Texas +5–1–07–3–0
Baylor4–2–07–3–0
SMU3–3–05–5–0
Arkansas2–4–03–7–0
Texas A&M1–5–04–5–1
TCU1–5–03–7–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3at No. 9 Georgia Tech*
L 4–637,000[1][2]
October 9Missouri*
W 20–735,000[3]
October 17No. 11 Rice
W 12–750,000[4]
October 24at Kansas*No. 13
W 14–629,000[5]
October 31TexasNo. 11
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 7–1651,000[6]
November 7at Texas A&M
W 23–020,000[7]
November 14Arkansas
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 13–726,500[8]
November 21at Baylor
L 21–2730,000[9]
November 28at TCU
L 0–1327,000[10]
December 5at No. 2 Notre Dame*
L 14–4055,522[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Joe Doyle (December 5, 1953). "Irish End Season Unbeaten: N.D. Crushes S.M.U., 40-14, in Final Game; Millions See Senior Backs Batter Mustangs". The South Bend Tribune. pp. 1 (main), 1 (sports) – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Georgia Tech squeezes pat SMU Mustangs, 6–4". The Brownsville Herald. October 4, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Mustangs trim Missouri, 20–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 11, 1953. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Ponies nudge Owls, 12 to 7". The Marshall News Messenger. October 18, 1953. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "SMU uses breaks to defeat Kansas". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 25, 1953. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Texas defeats fumbling SMU, 16–7, with second-half scoring outburst". The Lexington Herald. November 1, 1953. Retrieved October 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Mustangs maul Ags in mud, 23–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 8, 1953. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Nutt leads Mustangs over determined Arkansas, 13–7". The Victoria Advocate. November 15, 1953. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Baylor comeback drops Ponies from SWC race". The Victoria Advocate. November 22, 1953. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Frogs arise from cellar to swat Mustangs, 13–0". The Bryan Daily Eagle. November 29, 1953. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Angry Irish punish S.M.U." The Des Moines Register. December 6, 1953. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1953 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  13. ↑ "2022 Football Media Guide" (PDF). SMU Athletics. p. 99. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
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