1953 TCU
3–7 (1–5 Southwest Conference), coached by Abe Martin. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Washington State 21–7Nov 7
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs Kansas | W 13–0 | 51% |
| Oct 3 | at Arkansas | L 6–13 | 64% |
| Oct 10 | at 2Michigan State | L 19–26 | 20% |
| Oct 17 | vs Texas A&M | L 7–20 | 56% |
| Oct 24 | at Penn State | L 21–27 | 33% |
| Oct 31 | at 3Baylor | L 7–25 | 24% |
| Nov 7 | at Washington State | W 21–7 | 44% |
| Nov 14 | at 10Texas | L 3–13 | 24% |
| Nov 21 | vs 10Rice | L 6–19 | 41% |
| Nov 28 | vs SMU | W 13–0 | 44% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat SMU 13–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
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
- 3–7
- Conference
- 1–5 tied for 6th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 116–150
- Coach
- Abe Martin
- Elo
- 1511 −35 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 7.4 No. 33 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- Meyer spread
Drafted in 1954
The 1954 draft| Rd 6 | Hal Lambert OT | Philadelphia Eagles |
All-Southwest Conference
1 first teamFirst team
Morgan WilliamsOGAP-1; UP-1
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.