1953 Utah State Aggies football team

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The 1953 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State University in the Skyline Conference during the 1953 college football season. In their third season under head coach John Roning, the Aggies compiled an 8–3 record (5–2 against Skyline opponents), placed second behind rival Utah in the Skyline Conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 207 to 139.[1][2]

Record8–3 (5–2 Skyline)
Headcoach
HomestadiumRomney Stadium
Quick facts Utah State Aggies football, Conference ...
1953 Utah State Aggies football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record8–3 (5–2 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumRomney Stadium
Seasons
 1952
1954 
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1953 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Utah $500820
Utah State520830
Wyoming421541
New Mexico321531
Colorado A&M340450
Montana240350
Denver151352
BYU151271
  • $ Conference champion
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Offensive lineman Dave Kragthorpe receive first-team all-conference honors.[3] (Kragthorpe later served as head coach at Oregon State from 1985 to 1990.) Earl Lindley led the NCAA with 81 points scored. He remains the only Utah State player in school history to accomplish that feat.[4] (Lindley later played on three Grey Cup championship teams in the Canadian Football League.)

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Wichita*W 14–75,000[5]
September 26New Mexico
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 6–09,000[6]
October 3at WyomingL 13–208,764[7]
October 10Utah
L 13–339,631[8]
October 16at BYU
W 14–710,000[9]
October 24at Colorado A&MW 14–136,264[10]
October 31Montana
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 33–149,500[11]
November 7Fresno State*
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 46–6[12]
November 14at DenverW 21–1212,858[13]
November 21vs. Idaho*W 19–75,000[14]
November 26at Pacific (CA)*
L 14–206,669[15]
  • *Non-conference game
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