Eastern Michigan Football Team History 
Eastern Michigan Eagles  
 
	
		
		
		 
		Eastern Michigan University  
 
  Ypsilanti, MI   
Founded: 1849 Stadium: Rynearson Stadium Capacity: 30,200 Colors: Green & White Coach: Fred Trosko Conference: Interstate Collegiate Athletic- 
 
	 
  
	
	
	
	
	
				
				 
				
				  
				
				 
				
				 
				
				 
			
		    	
				 
  
				
				 
				
				  
	  
 
 
 
 
	
		
1953 Season Highlights  
 Fred Trosko enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Eastern Michigan.  
    
		
		
1953 Season  
 Date   
 Opponent   Score   
   
 Sat., Sep. 19   vs. Hope (MI)  
    
   	 20  
   	 7  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Sep. 26   vs. Hillsdale (MI)  
    
   	 28  
   	 13  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 3   vs. Wayne State  
    
   	 13  
   	 6  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 10   @ Eastern Illinois  
    
   	 34  
   	 6  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 17   @
Northern Illinois 
  
    
   	 20  
   	 14  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 24   vs. Southern Illinois  
    
   	 37  
   	 0  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 31   @ Western Illinois  
    
   	 0  
   	 20  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 7   vs. Illinois State  
    
   	 27  
   	 6  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 14   vs.
Central Michigan 
  
    
   	 33  
   	 33  
     T   
    
   	   
   	  
 
 
		   	
	
1953 Season Totals  
  Record 7-1
-1
  
  Points Scored 212  
  Scoring Average 23.6  
  Points Allowed 105  
  Defense Average 11.7  
  Opponents Record 8-9
  
  Conference Record 0-0  
  Home Record 5-0
-1
  
  Away Record 2-1
     
  
 
		
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 Interstate Collegiate Athletic Conference Players  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
  
   
  
	
	  
Some records may be incomplete.  
	 
 
 
 
 
    
      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
 The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.