1953 Texas A&M
4–5–1 (1–5 Southwest Conference), coached by Ray George. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 18 Georgia 14–12Oct 3
Georgia was ranked No. 18, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Kentucky | W 7–6 | 31% |
| Sep 26 | vs Houston | T 14–14 | 46% |
| Oct 3 | vs 18Georgia | W 14–12 | 45% |
| Oct 10 | at Texas Tech | W 27–14 | 38% |
| Oct 17 | at TCU | W 20–7 | 44% |
| Oct 24 | vs 6Baylor | L 13–14 | 50% |
| Oct 31 | at Arkansas | L 14–41 | 65% |
| Nov 7 | vs SMU | L 0–23 | 54% |
| Nov 14 | at 16Rice | L 7–34 | 28% |
| Nov 26 | vs 7Texas | L 12–21 | 31% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Texas 21–12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 104th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 5: 15
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
- 4–5–1
- Conference
- 1–5 tied for 6th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 15
- Points
- 128–186
- Coach
- Ray George
- Elo
- 1460 −30 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 6.8 No. 37 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1954
The 1954 draft| Rd 5 | Don Ellis B | Baltimore Colts |
All-Southwest Conference
1 first teamFirst team
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.