1953 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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1953 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
1954 Texas Tech Footbal Gator Bowl Team.jpg
Border champion
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 35–13 vs. Auburn
ConferenceBorder Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 12
1953 record11–1 (5–0 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumJones Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Texas Tech $ 5 0 0 11 1 0
Hardin–Simmons 4 1 0 6 5 0
Texas Western 4 2 0 8 2 0
Arizona 3 2 0 4 5 1
Arizona State 1 3 0 4 5 1
New Mexico A&M 1 4 0 2 7 0
West Texas State 0 6 0 1 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech during the 1953 college football season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 19West Texas State
W 40–1414,500
September 26at Texas WesternW 27–67,000
October 3at Oklahoma A&M*W 27–1310,000
October 10Texas A&M*
L 14–2726,114
October 17Pacific (CA)*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 34–712,000
October 24New Mexico A&M
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 71–06,000
October 31at Mississippi State*W 27–2016,000
November 7Arizona
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 52–2716,500
November 14at Tulsa*No. 19W 49–712,000
November 21at Houston*No. 17W 41–2120,000
November 28Hardin–SimmonsNo. 14
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 46–1215,000
January 1vs. No. 17 Auburn*No. 12W 35–1328,641
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ "2012 Texas Tech Football Media Supplement". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. July 20, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2012.


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