1953 TCU Horned Frogs football team

The 1953 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1953 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 3–7 overall and 1–5 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Abe Martin in his first year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

Record3–7 (1–5 SWC)

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1953 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Rice +	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Texas +	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Baylor	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
SMU	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Arkansas	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Texas A&M	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
TCU	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Kansas*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 13–0	26,000	^[1]
October 3	at Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 6–13	13,500	^[2]
October 10	at No. 2 Michigan State*	Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 19–26	51,049	^[3]
October 17	Texas A&M	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 7–20	32,000	^[4]
October 24	at Penn State*	New Beaver Field University Park, PA	L 21–27	27,966	^[5]
October 31	at No. 3 Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 7–25	30,000	^[6]
November 7	at Washington State*	Memorial Stadium Spokane, WA	W 21–7	17,500	^[7]
November 14	at No. 10 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 3–13	42,000	^[8]
November 21	No. 10 Rice	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 6–19	20,000	^[9]
November 28	SMU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 13–0	27,000	^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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