1953 Baylor Bears football team

1953 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	7–3 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach	George Sauer (4th season)
Captain	Bob Knowles, Ralph "Pete" Erben
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium
Seasons ←  1952 1954  →

1953 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	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 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 1953 college football season. They finished with a 7-3 record in the Southwest Conference for the year. Tackle James Ray Smith was selected as an All American player; Cotton Davidson (Quarterback), Jerry Coody (Halfback) and Smith were all selected All-Southwest Conference players. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at No. 14 California *	No. 20	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 25–0	34,000
October 2	at Miami (FL) *	No. 10	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 21–13
October 10	Arkansas	No. 9	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 14–7	25,000
October 17	Vanderbilt *	No. 8	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 47–6	17,000	[2]
October 24	at No. 15 Texas A&M	No. 6	Kyle Field College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	W 14–13
October 31	TCU	No. 3	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	W 25–7	30,000
November 7	at No. 19 Texas	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 20–21	54,000	[3]
November 14	Houston *	No. 9	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 7–37	15,000
November 21	SMU		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 27–21	30,000
November 28	at No. 8 Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 19–41	68,000	[4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. Baylor University, "The Round-Up 1954" yearbook via the Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2013. http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tx-annl/id/29681
2. "Baylor routs Vandy, 47–6". The Kilgore News Herald. October 18, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Texas nips Baylor in 21–20 clash". The Indianapolis Star. November 8, 1953. Retrieved October 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Rice Owls smash Baylor, 41–19". Brownwood Bulletin. November 29, 1953. Retrieved October 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.