1953 Baylor Bears football team

1953 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1953 record	7–3 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach	George Sauer (4th year)
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium

1953 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#6 Rice +	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#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 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 1953 college football season. They finished with a 7-3 record in the Southwest Conference for the year. Tackle James Ray Smith was selected as an All American player; Cotton Davidson (Quarterback), Jerry Coody (Halfback) and Smith were all selected All-Southwest Conference players.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 19	at No. 14 California*	No. 20	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 25–0
October 2	at Miami (FL)*	No. 10	Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL	W 21–13
October 10	Arkansas	No. 9	Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX	W 14–7
October 17	Vanderbilt*	No. 8	Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX	W 47–6
October 24	at No. 15 Texas A&M	No. 6	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	W 14–13
October 31	TCU	No. 3	Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX (Rivalry)	W 25–7
November 7	at No. 19 Texas	No. 3	Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 20–21
November 14	Houston*	No. 9	Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX	L 7–37
November 21	SMU		Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX	W 27–21
November 28	at No. 8 Rice		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	L 19–41
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

References

1. Baylor University, "The Round-Up 1954" yearbook via the Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2013. http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tx-annl/id/29681