1953 Troy State Red Wave football team

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1953 Troy State Red Wave football
Conference Alabama Intercollegiate Conference
Record3–5 (2–1 AIC)
Head coach
Home stadium Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1952
1954  →

The 1953 Troy State Red Wave football team represented Troy State Teachers College (now known as Troy University) as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1953 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Jim Grantham, the Red Wave compiled an overall record of 3–5, with a mark of 2–1 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18vs. Tampa *
L 7–216,000 [1]
October 3vs. Livingston State
W 7–01,500 [2]
October 10 Middle Tennessee *
L 0–6 [3]
October 17 Jacksonville State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL (rivalry)
W 13–72,000 [4]
October 31vs. Howard (AL) *
W 31–7 [5]
November 7 Florence State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
L 6–26 [6]
November 14at Newberry *
L 0–13 [7]
November 21at Delta State *
L 2–6 [8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

References

  1. ↑ "Tampa downs Troy State". The Columbus Ledger. September 19, 1953. Retrieved November 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Troy takes advantage of fumble to take 7–0 edge". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 4, 1953. Retrieved November 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Middle Tennessee squeezes past Troy". The Nashville Tennessean. October 11, 1953. Retrieved November 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Troy turns back Gamecocks, 13–7". The Anniston Star. October 18, 1953. Retrieved November 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Troy thumps Howard, 31–7". The Birmingham News. November 1, 1953. Retrieved November 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Florence State clips Troy State Red Wave, 26 to 6". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 8, 1953. Retrieved November 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Newberry wins seventh straight". The Times and Democrat. November 15, 1953. Retrieved November 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Delta State edges Troy in 6–2 tilt". The Clarion-Ledger. November 22, 1953. Retrieved November 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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