1953 Trinity Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1953 Trinity Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Trinity University in San Antonio as a member of the Gulf Coast Conference (GCC) during the 1953 college football season. Led by second-year head coach William A. McElreath, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–1 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the GCC title.[1][2]
ConferenceGulf Coast Conference
Record8–1 (2–0 GCC)
Headcoach
- William A. McElreath (2nd season)
HomestadiumAlamo Stadium
| 1953 Trinity Tigers football | |
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GCC champion | |
| Conference | Gulf Coast Conference |
| Record | 8–1 (2–0 GCC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Alamo Stadium |
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| Trinity (TX) $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Midwestern (TX) | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Southwest Texas State* | W 40–21 | [3] | |||
| September 26 | East Texas State* |
| L 19–20 | 5,000 | [4][5] | |
| October 3 | 2:30 p.m. | Hardin–Simmons* |
| W 27–21 | [6][7] | |
| October 10 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. West Texas State* |
| W 14–6 | [8][9][10] | |
| October 17 | at Texas A&I* | W 19–12 | 3,000 | [11] | ||
| October 31 | at McNeese State* |
| W 20–0 | 1,500 | [12] | |
| November 7 | Sul Ross* |
| W 14–0 | 3,300 | [13][14] | |
| November 14 | 8:00 p.m. | Midwestern (TX) |
| W 62–7 | 4,151 | [15][16] |
| November 28 | 2:00 p.m. | North Texas State |
| W 14–6 | 2,982 | [17][18][19] |
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