1953 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1953 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1953 record	3–7 (2–4 SWC)
Head coach	Bowden Wyatt (1st season)
Captain	Jim Speering
Captain	Ralph Troillett
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium

1953 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
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

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1953 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bowden Wyatt, the Razorbacks compiled a 3–7 record (2–4 against SWC opponents), finished in fifth place in the SWC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 161 to 116.^[1]^[2]

Arkansas quarterback Lamar McHan finished ninth in the Heisman Trophy voting for 1953.^[3] McHan was sixth in the nation in yards per punt, and tied for sixth in punt return yards.^[4] Receiver Floyd Sagely's receiving stats were tied for sixth best in the country.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 26, 1953	Oklahoma A&M*	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	L 6–7
October 3, 1953	TCU	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 13–6
October 10, 1953	at No. 9 Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX	L 7–14
October 17, 1953	Texas	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 7–16
October 24, 1953	vs. Ole Miss*	Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN	L 0–28
October 31, 1953	Texas A&M	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Rivalry)	W 41–14
November 7, 1953	at Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	L 0–47
November 14, 1953	at SMU	Ownby Stadium • Dallas, TX	L 7–13
November 21, 1953	LSU*	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Rivalry)	L 8–9
November 28, 1953	Tulsa*	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 27–7
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

References

↑ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
↑ "1953 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
↑ "Heisman Trophy 1953 – 19th Award." Webpage. Archived 2009-06-08 at WebCite Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
1 2 ESPN 2005: 1233

Arkansas Razorbacks football
Venues	The Hill (1894–1938) Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (1938–present) War Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1948–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn LSU Missouri: Battle Line Rivalry Ole Miss Texas Texas A&M
Culture & lore	Calling the Hogs Tusk Big Red "Arkansas Fight" Marching band Wildcat offense 2003 Kentucky game 1969 "Game of the Century"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

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