1953 Wiley Wildcats football team

1953 Wiley Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record2–7 (0–6 SWAC)
Head coach
  • J. Forrest Kelley (2nd season)
Home stadiumWiley Field
1953 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Prairie View A&M $6–0–012–0–0
No. 6 Southern5–1–09–2–0
Texas College4–2–05–4–0
Arkansas AM&N2–3–13–5–2
Langston2–4–03–6–0
Bishop1–4–12–6–1
Wiley0–6–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier

The 1953 Wiley Wildcats football team represented Wiley College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1953 college football season. Led by second-year head coach J. Forrest Kelley, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 2–7, with a conference record of 0–6, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Philander Smith*
W 54–6[1]
October 3at Arkansas AM&N
L 0–19[2]
October 19vs. Prairie View A&M
L 0–3225,000[3]
October 26vs. Grambling*
L 0–26[4]
October 31Bishop
  • Wiley Field
  • Marshall, TX
L 7–204,500[5]
November 7at Langston
L 20–32[6]
November 14Southern
  • Wiley Field
  • Marshall, TX
L 13–70[7]
November 21at Paul Quinn*
W 24–6[8]
November 26Texas College
  • Wiley Field
  • Marshall, TX
L 13–383,500[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "Wiley opens '53 season with 54–6 win over Arkansas Cats". The Marshall News Messenger. September 27, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Golden Lions romp over Wiley, 19–0". The Chicago Defender. October 10, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Prairie View swamps Wiley in Cotton Bowl 32–0". The Call. October 23, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Grambling wins State Fair Game". The Shreveport Journal. October 27, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Bishop trims Wiley eleven by 20–7 tally". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Langston rambles". The Daily Oklahoman. November 8, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Southern crushes Wiley team, 70–13". The Marshall News Messenger. November 15, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Wiley beats back bowl-bound Quinn". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 22, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Texas College tops Wiley Wildcats, 38–13". Tyler Morning Telegraph. November 27, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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