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1953 SMU Mustangs football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1953
teamSMU Mustangs
sportfootball
conferenceSouthwest Conference
short_confSWC
record5–5
conf_record3–3
head_coachWoody Woodard
hc_year1st
captainJack Gunlock
captain2Jerry Clem
stadiumCotton Bowl

The 1953 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1953 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Woody Woodard, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the SWC. SMU played home games at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Jack Gunlock and Jerry Clem were the team captains.

Schedule

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Personnel

  • Raymond Berry

References

References

  1. (October 4, 1953). "Georgia Tech squeezes pat SMU Mustangs, 6–4". The Brownsville Herald.
  2. (October 11, 1953). "Mustangs trim Missouri, 20–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  3. (October 18, 1953). "Ponies nudge Owls, 12 to 7". The Marshall News Messenger.
  4. (October 25, 1953). "SMU uses breaks to defeat Kansas". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph.
  5. (November 1, 1953). "Texas defeats fumbling SMU, 16–7, with second-half scoring outburst". The Lexington Herald.
  6. (November 8, 1953). "Mustangs maul Ags in mud, 23–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  7. (November 15, 1953). "Nutt leads Mustangs over determined Arkansas, 13–7". The Victoria Advocate.
  8. (November 22, 1953). "Baylor comeback drops Ponies from SWC race". The Victoria Advocate.
  9. (November 29, 1953). "Frogs arise from cellar to swat Mustangs, 13–0". The Bryan Daily Eagle.
  10. (December 6, 1953). "Angry Irish punish S.M.U.". The Des Moines Register.
  11. . ["1953 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/southern-methodist/1953-schedule.html). *[[Sports Reference]]*.
  12. . ["2022 Football Media Guide"](https://smumustangs.com/documents/2022/7/27/Complete-MG.pdf). *SMU Athletics*.
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