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1953 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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1953 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–5–1 (1–5 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKyle Field
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 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1953 college football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Raymond George in his third season and finished with a record of four wins, five losses and one tie (4–5–1 overall, 1–5 in the SWC).

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Kentucky*W 7–635,000[1]
September 26Houston*T 14–1435,000
October 3vs. No. 18 Georgia*W 14–1222,342[2]
October 10at Texas Tech*W 27–1426,114
October 17at TCUW 20–7
October 24No. 6 BaylorNo. 15
L 13–14
October 31at ArkansasL 14–41
November 7SMU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
L 0–2320,000
November 14at No. 16 RiceL 7–3457,500[3]
November 26No. 7 Texas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 12–2142,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Record opening crowd of 35,000 sees Texas Aggies edge Wildcats, 7–6". Sunday Herald-Leader. September 20, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas Aggies bounce Georgia Bulldogs, 14–12". The El Paso Times. October 4, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Impressive Rice clobbers Aggies". The Victoria Advocate. November 15, 1953. Retrieved October 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Longhorns show power against hapless Aggies". The Corsicana Daily Sun. November 27, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1953 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2016.