1953 Shaw Bears football team
Appearance
1953 Shaw Bears football | |
---|---|
Conference | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
Record | 2–7 (2–4 CIAA) |
Head coach |
|
Captain | Pete Hawkins |
Home stadium | Chavis Park |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 North Carolina College $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Morgan State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Johnson C. Smith | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Virginia State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 West Virginia State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hampton | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shaw | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Augustine's | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Union | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lincoln (PA) | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winston-Salem State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bluefield State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Paul's (VA) | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
The 1953 Shaw Bears football team was an American football team that represented Shaw University as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1953 college football season. Led by Howard K. Wilson in his seventh and final year as head coach, Shaw returned to competition after not fielding a football team in 1952.[2] The team's captain was Pete Hawkins, who played center, and the co-captain was Wilson Chambers. Playing their home games at Chavis Park in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Bears finished the season with an overall record of 2–7 and a conference mark of 2–4. Their first win of the season, over Bluefield State on November 7, snapped a 13-game losing streak dating back to the 1951 season.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 3 | 2:00 p.m. | St. Augustine's |
| L 0–6 | [3][4] | |
October 10 | at Virginia State | L 0–41 | [5] | |||
October 17 | North Carolina A&T |
| L 0–40 | |||
October 24 | Allen*![]() |
| L 6–20 | [6] | ||
October 31 | at Maryland State* | Princess Anne, MD | L 6–26 | 1,500 | [7] | |
November 7 | Bluefield State |
| W 13–6 | [8] | ||
November 14 | Lincoln (PA) |
| L 0–33 | [9] | ||
November 21 | at Johnson C. Smith | Charlotte, NC | W 13–2 | [10] | ||
November 27 | vs. Bethune–Cookman* | Tampa, FL | L 6–20 | 6,500 | [11] | |
|
References
[edit]- ^ "The Golden Dozen of 1953". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 19, 1953. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shaw Bears Inexperienced". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. September 12, 1953. p. 12. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
.
- ^ "St. Augustine's Meets Bears On Saturday". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. September 29, 1953. p. 15. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
.
- ^ "St. Augustine's Beats Shaw, 6-0". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. October 4, 1953. p. 18. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
.
- ^ "Trojan Vary TD Thrusts To Rack Up Shaw, 41-0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 11, 1953. p. D7. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
.
- ^ "Bears Battle Jackets In Homecoming Game". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. October 22, 1953. p. 19. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
.
- ^ "Maryland State Eleven Wallops Shaw On Gridiron Here, 26-6". The Daily Times. Salisbury, Maryland. November 2, 1953. p. 13. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
.
- ^ "Win For Shaw". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. November 8, 1953. p. 22. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
.
- ^ "Shaw Bears Defeated By Lincoln, 33 to 0". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. November 15, 1953. p. 18. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
.
- ^ "Shaw Scores 13-2 Victory Over Bears[sic]". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. November 22, 1953. p. 6D. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
.
- ^ "Bethune Cookman Defeats Shaw, 20-6". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. Associated Press. November 29, 1953. p. 5D. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
.