1953 TCU Horned Frogs football team

1953 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1953 record	3–7 (1–5 SWC)
Head coach	Abe Martin
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 37,000)

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 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 19		Kansas*		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		W 13–0	-
October 3		at Arkansas		Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR		L 6–13	-
October 10		at No. 2 Michigan State*		Macklin Stadium • East Lansing, MI		L 19–26	51,049
October 17		Texas A&M		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		L 7–20	-
October 24		at Penn State*		New Beaver Field • University Park, PA		L 21–27	-
October 31		at No. 3 Baylor		Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX (The Revivalry)		L 7–25	-
November 7		at Washington State*		Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA		W 21–7	-
November 14		at No. 10 Texas		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX		L 3–13	42,000
November 21		No. 10 Rice		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		L 6–19	-
November 28		SMU		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)		W 13–0	27,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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References

1. "1953 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved 29 July 2016.