1953 Troy State Red Wave football team

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1953 Troy State Red Wave football
ConferenceAlabama Intercollegiate Conference
Record3–5 (2–1 AIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →

The 1953 Troy State Red Wave football team represented Troy State Teachers College (now known as Troy University) as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1953 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Jim Grantham, the Red Wave compiled an overall record of 3–5, with a mark of 2–1 in conference play.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18vs. Tampa*
L 7–216,000[1]
October 3vs. Livingston State
W 7–01,500[2]
October 10Middle Tennessee*
L 0–6[3]
October 17Jacksonville Statedagger
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL (rivalry)
W 13–72,000[4]
October 31vs. Howard (AL)*
W 31–7[5]
November 7Florence State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
L 6–26[6]
November 14at Newberry*
L 0–13[7]
November 21at Delta State*
L 2–6[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tampa downs Troy State". The Columbus Ledger. September 19, 1953. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Troy takes advantage of fumble to take 7–0 edge". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 4, 1953. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Middle Tennessee squeezes past Troy". The Nashville Tennessean. October 11, 1953. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Troy turns back Gamecocks, 13–7". The Anniston Star. October 18, 1953. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Troy thumps Howard, 31–7". The Birmingham News. November 1, 1953. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Florence State clips Troy State Red Wave, 26 to 6". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 8, 1953. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Newberry wins seventh straight". The Times and Democrat. November 15, 1953. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Delta State edges Troy in 6–2 tilt". The Clarion-Ledger. November 22, 1953. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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