| 1953 Platteville State Pioneers football | |
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WSCC co-champion | |
| Conference | Wisconsin State College Conference |
| Record | 6–0 (4–0 WSCC) |
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| Captain | Stan Zenz |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Crosse State + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platteville State + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| River Falls State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stevens Point State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eau Claire State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whitewater State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Superior State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stout State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oshkosh State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 Platteville State Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented Wisconsin State College at Platteville as a member of the Wisconsin State College Conference (WSCC) during the 1953 college football season. [1] In their 24th year under head coach Lester Leitl, the Pioneers compiled a 6–0 record (4–0 against conference opponents), tied with La Crosse State for the WSCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 101 to 14. [2] Stan Zenz was the team captain. The 1953 season was the Platteville's first perfect season in program history.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 26 | Whitewater State | Platteville, WI | W 13–0 | [3] | |||
| October 3 | Dubuque * | Platteville, WI | W 20–0 | [4] | |||
| October 10 | at Oshkosh State | Oshkosh, WI | W 19–2 | ||||
| October 17 | Milwaukee State  | Plattevile, WI | W 6–0 | ||||
| October 24 | at Stevens Point State | Stevens Point, WI | W 19–12 | [5] | |||
| October 31 | at Wartburg * | Waverly, IA | W 24–0 | [6] | |||
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