1953 Tampa Spartans football team

1953 Tampa Spartans football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–6
Head coach	Marcelino Huerta (2nd season)
Home stadium	Phillips Field
Seasons ←  1952 1954  →

1953 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Arkansas State			–					8	–	0	–	2
Delaware			–					7	–	1	–	0
Maryland State			–					7	–	1	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					9	–	2	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	3	–	2
Memphis State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Tampa			–					6	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					4	–	5	–	0
Sewanee			–					3	–	5	–	0
Marshall			–					2	–	5	–	2
Chattanooga			–					3	–	7	–	0
Louisville			–					1	–	7	–	0
Virginia			–					1	–	8	–	0

The 1953 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa in the 1953 college football season. It was the Spartans' 17th season. The team was led by head coach Marcelino Huerta, in his second year, and played their home games at Phillips Field in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of six wins and six losses (6–6).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	vs. Troy State	Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA	W 21–7	6,000	[1]
September 25	South Georgia	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 33–0
October 3	at Mississippi Southern	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 6–42	7,000	[2]
October 10	Jacksonville NAS	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 26–6		[3]
October 17	at Stetson	DeLand Municipal Stadium DeLand, FL	L 7–14
October 24	at McNeese State	Killen Field Lake Charles, LA	W 25–7	5,000	[4]
October 30	Sam Houston State	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	L 6–26	4,500	[5]
November 7	East Carolina	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 18–13		[6]
November 14	Arkansas Tech	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 26–20
November 21	Appalachian State	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	L 12–35	5,500	[7]
November 28	Delta State	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	L 6–13
December 5	Florida State	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	L 6–41
Homecoming

References

1. "Tampa downs Troy State". The Columbus Ledger. September 19, 1953. Retrieved November 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Mississippi Southern beats Tampa". The Tampa Tribune. October 4, 1953. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. Hicks, Bobby (October 11, 1953). "Spartans Trounce Jax Navy Eleven By 26-6 Margin". The Tampa Tribune . Tampa, Florida. pp. 1B, 6B . Retrieved May 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
4. "Spartans play best tilt; Top McNeese, 25–7". The Tampa Tribune. October 25, 1953. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Sam Houston trounces Tampa Spartans, 26–6". The Tampa Tribune. October 31, 1953. Retrieved January 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "East Carolina bows to Spartans, 18–13". The Tampa Tribune. November 8, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Appalachian wallops Tampa by 35 to 12". The Tampa Tribune. November 22, 1953. Retrieved December 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.