1953 Platteville State Pioneers football team

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1953 Platteville State Pioneers football
WSCC co-champion
ConferenceWisconsin State College Conference
Record6–0 (4–0 WSCC)
Head coach
CaptainStan Zenz
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
La Crosse State + 5 0 0 9 0 1
Platteville State + 4 0 0 6 0 0
River Falls State 3 1 0 5 2 0
Stevens Point State 4 2 0 5 3 0
Eau Claire State 4 3 0 5 3 0
Whitewater State 2 3 0 2 4 0
Milwaukee State 2 3 0 2 6 0
Superior State 1 3 0 3 4 0
Stout State 0 5 0 1 7 0
Oshkosh State 0 5 0 0 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1953 Platteville State Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented Wisconsin State College at Platteville as a member of the Wisconsin State College Conference (WSCC) during the 1953 college football season.[1] In their 24th year under head coach Lester Leitl, the Pioneers compiled a 6–0 record (4–0 against conference opponents), tied with La Crosse State for the WSCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 101 to 14.[2] Stan Zenz was the team captain. The 1953 season was the Platteville's first perfect season in program history.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Whitewater StatePlatteville, WIW 13–0[3]
October 3Dubuque*Platteville, WIW 20–0[4]
October 10at Oshkosh StateOshkosh, WIW 19–2
October 17Milwaukee StatedaggerPlattevile, WIW 6–0
October 24at Stevens Point StateStevens Point, WIW 19–12[5]
October 31at Wartburg*Waverly, IAW 24–0[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pioneers Prepare For First Game". The Platteville Journal. September 17, 1953. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1953 - Wisconsin-Platteville". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "Pioneers Win Opener 13-0". The Platteville Journal. October 1, 1953. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Pioneers Top Dubuque 20-0". The Platteville Journal. October 8, 1953. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pioneers Win Share Of Conference Title: Complete Undefeated Conference Schedule". The Platteville Journal. October 29, 1953. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Pioneers Complete First Perfect Season Since '96". The Platteville Journal. November 5, 1953. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.