Army at Northwestern
Saturday, October 3, 1953 Share
Northwestern beat Army 33–20. It was their second meeting; after it, Northwestern led the series 2–0.
FinalHigh 83°F, low 58°F, 0.02 in. of rainAttendance 30,000
On the newsreel
- NORTHWESTERN-ARMYIn ninety degrees of heat at Evanston, Illinois, the Northwestern Wildcats, after letting Army take an early lead, take to their air and rout the Cadets 33 to 20, with Dick Thomas completing 18 out of 21 passes
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Northwestern 51% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Army–Northwestern gameNorthwestern leads 3–2 in five meetings, counting the three since this game.
| 2011 | Army 21, Northwestern 14 | |
| 1988 | Army 23, Northwestern 7 | |
| 1986 | Northwestern 25, Army 18 | |
| 1953 | Northwestern 33, Army 20 | |
| 1951 | Northwestern 20, Army 14 |
Around this game
Army
- Next gamevs. DartmouthOct. 10, 1953
- SeasonArmy in 1953
- ProgramArmy history and records
Northwestern
- Next gamevs. MinnesotaOct. 10, 1953
- SeasonNorthwestern in 1953
- ProgramNorthwestern history and records