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Arkansas State Football Team History

Arkansas State Red Wolves

Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR
Founded: 1909
Stadium: Centennial Bank Stadium
Capacity: 30,406
Colors: Scarlet & Black
Coach: Forrest W. England
Conference: Independent-

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1911 <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024

1953 Season Highlights

Forrest W. England enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Arkansas State.

1953 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Abilene Christian	19	7	W
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Emporia State	38	19	W
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. North Alabama	13	13	T
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Louisiana Lafayette	13	12	W
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Lewis (IL)	34	0	W
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Southern Arkansas	49	0	W
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Memphis	20	0	W
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Tennessee Tech	14	7	W
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Nebraska-Kearney	32	0	W
Fri., Jan. 1	@ Texas A&M-Commerce	7	7	T	Tangerine Bowl

1953 Season Totals
Record	8-0 -2
Points Scored	239
Scoring Average	23.9
Points Allowed	65
Defense Average	6.5
Opponents Record	6-4
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-0 -1
Away Record	4-0 -1

1953 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1953 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Cincinnati	9-1	354	58					Sid Gillman
Notre Dame	9-0-1	317	139					Frank W. Leahy
Southern Mississippi	9-2	273	111	Lost 7-26				Thad Pie Vann
Arkansas State	8-0-2	239	65					Forrest W. England
Army	7-1-1	210	81					Earl H. Red Blaik
Akron	6-3	198	210					Ken Red Cochrane
Memphis	6-4	135	140					Ralph Hatley
Penn State	6-3	207	148					Charles A. Rip Engle
Boston College	5-3-1	137	139					Michael J. Mike Holovak
Florida State	5-5	183	146	Won 59-0				Thomas N. Tom Nugent
Syracuse	5-3-1	197	99					Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Miami	4-5	155	137					Andy Gustafson
Navy	4-3-2	186	99					Edward J. Eddie Erdelatz
San Jose State	4-4-1	156	220					Robert T. Bob Bronzan
Temple	4-4-1	134	157					Albert P. Kawal
Jacksonville State	3-5-1	115	157		0-3	14	57	Ray Wedgeworth
Pittsburgh	3-5-1	143	138					Lowell P. Red Dawson
Marshall	2-5-2	109	180					Herb Royer
Nevada	2-3	87	116					Jake Lawlor
Buffalo	1-5-1	44	181					Fritz Febel
Louisville	1-7	70	276					Frank Camp
Virginia	1-8	75	242					Ned L. McDonald

1953 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1953 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).