1953 Baylor
7–3 (4–2 Southwest Conference), coached by George Sauer. Share
Schedule and results
- Best winBeat No. 15 Texas A&M 14–13Oct 24
Over the best-ranked team it beat, on the road.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at California | W 25–0 | 36% |
| Oct 2 | at Miami | W 21–13 | 62% |
| Oct 10 | vs Arkansas | W 14–7 | 78% |
| Oct 17 | vs Vanderbilt | W 47–6 | 79% |
| Oct 24 | at 15Texas A&M | W 14–13 | 50% |
| Oct 31 | vs TCU | W 25–7 | 76% |
| Nov 7 | at 19Texas | L 20–21 | 43% |
| Nov 14 | vs Houston | L 7–37 | 71% |
| Nov 21 | vs SMU | W 27–21 | 58% |
| Nov 28 | at 8Rice | L 19–41 | 39% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Rice 41–19; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 20
- Wk 2: 10
- Wk 3: 9
- Wk 4: 8
- Wk 5: 6
- Wk 6: 3
- Wk 7: 3
- Wk 8: 9
- Wk 10: 17
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1953.
- Record
- 7–3
- Conference
- 4–2 3rd in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 3
- Points
- 219–166
- Coach
- George Sauer
- Elo
- 1589 +36 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 13.1 No. 16 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Bob Knowles and Ralph “Pete” Erben
Drafted in 1954
The 1954 draft| Rd 1 | Cotton Davidson QB | Baltimore Colts |
| Rd 5 | Bill Lucky OT | Cleveland Browns |
| Rd 6 | Jim Ray Smith OG | Cleveland Browns |
All-Southwest Conference
3 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Jerry CoodyB
Cotton DavidsonB
Jim Ray SmithOTAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- L.G. DupreBAP-2; UP-2
- Clarence DierkingOGUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1953 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1953 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 5–1 | 9–2 | 6 |
| Texas | 5–1 | 7–3 | 11 |
| Baylor | 4–2 | 7–3 | |
| SMU | 3–3 | 5–5 | |
| Arkansas | 2–4 | 3–7 | |
| Texas A&M | 1–5 | 4–5–1 | |
| TCU | 1–5 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.