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- ↑ "1953 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ↑ "Louisiana State Tigers score 20–7 win over Texas". The Shreveport Times. September 20, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Villanova beaten by Texas, 41–12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 27, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Texas shows power to down Houston, 28–7". The Victoria Advocate. October 4, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Sooners hang on to squeeze 19–14 victory out of Texas". Abilene Reporter-News. October 11, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Hulking Texas line rips Arkansas for 16–7 victory". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 18, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Rice sinks Texas, 18–13, with late counter". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 25, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Texas defeats fumbling SMU, 16–7, with second-half scoring outburst". The Lexington Herald. November 1, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Texas nips Baylor in 21–20 clash". The Indianapolis Star. November 8, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Andrews' late passing gives Texas 13–3 win". The Kilgore News Herald. November 15, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Longhorns show power against hapless Aggies". The Corsicana Daily Sun. November 27, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "2010 NCAA Football Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletics Association.
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