Arkansas Football Team History
Arkansas Razorbacks
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
Founded: 1871 Stadium: Donald W. Reynolds Stadium Capacity: 72,656 Colors: Cardinal & White Coach: Bowden Wyatt Conference: Southwest-
1953 Season Highlights
Bowden Wyatt enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Arkansas.
1953 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Oklahoma State
6
7
L
@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Texas Christian
13
6
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Baylor
7
14
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Texas
7
16
L
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Mississippi
0
28
L
@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Texas A&M
41
14
W
@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Rice
0
47
L
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Southern Methodist
7
13
L
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Louisiana State
8
9
L
@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Nov. 28 vs.
Tulsa
27
7
W
1953 Season Totals
Record 3-7
Points Scored 116
Scoring Average 11.6
Points Allowed 161
Defense Average 16.1
Opponents Record 57-40
Conference Record 2-4
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 0-4
1953 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1953 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1953 All Southwest Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.