1953 TCU Horned Frogs football team
The 1953 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1953 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 3–7 overall and 1–5 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Abe Martin in his first year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 3–7 (1–5 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium (capacity: 37,000) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Kansas* | W 13–0 | 26,000 | ||
| October 3 | at Arkansas | L 6–13 | |||
| October 10 | at No. 2 Michigan State* | L 19–26 | 51,049 | ||
| October 17 | Texas A&M |
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| October 24 | at Penn State* | L 21–27 | 27,966 | ||
| October 31 | at No. 3 Baylor | L 7–25 | 30,000 | ||
| November 7 | at Washington State* | W 21–7 | 17,500 | ||
| November 14 | at No. 10 Texas | L 3–13 | 42,000 | [1] | |
| November 21 | No. 10 Rice |
| L 6–19 | 20,000 | [2] |
| November 28 | SMU |
| W 13–0 | 27,000 | |
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References
- "Andrews' late passing gives Texas 13–3 win". The Kilgore News Herald. November 15, 1953. Retrieved October 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Rice grinds out 19–6 win over TCU Frogs". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 22, 1953. Retrieved October 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1953 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved July 29, 2016.
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