1953 Arizona Wildcats football team

1953 Arizona Wildcats football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	4–5–1 (3–2 Border)
Head coach	Warren Woodson (2nd season)
Captain	Buddy Lewis
Home stadium	Arizona Stadium

1953 Border Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Texas Tech $	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Hardin–Simmons	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas Western	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Arizona	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Arizona State	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
New Mexico A&M	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
West Texas State	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona during the 1953 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	Utah*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 7–28
September 26	at Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 14–20	24,500
October 3	New Mexico A&M	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 46–7
October 10	New Mexico*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry)	W 20–0	16,000
October 17	Marquette*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 0–14
October 31	West Texas State	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 39–6
November 7	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 27–52	16,500
November 14	Texas Western	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 20–28
November 21	Kansas State*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	T 26–26
November 28	at Arizona State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ (rivalry)	W 35–0	16,000
*Non-conference game

The game versus Arizona State was first game on television.^[1]

Awards

• All-Border (First Team): B Kenny Cardella, T Buddy Lewis^[1]

References

1. 2011 Arizona football guide.