| 1953 Shippensburg Red Raiders football | |
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| Conference | Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference |
| Record | 8–0 (6–0 PSTCC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Chester $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shippensburg | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloomsburg | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clarion | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana (PA) | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Stroudsburg | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Slippery Rock | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California (PA) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mansfield | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cheyney | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lock Haven | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edinboro | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kutztown | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Millersville | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 Shippensburg Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Shippensburg State Teachers College (now known as Shippensburg University) in the Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference (PSTCC) during the 1953 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Vinton Rambo, the Red Raiders compiled an 8–0 record (6–0 in conference games), shut out five of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 299 to 35.[1] Shippensburg finished second in the PSTCC standings behind West Chester, which had a conference record of 4–0 and beat the Red Raiders by 13 rating points.[2]
1953 was Shippensburg's second consecutive perfect season, as the 1952 team went 7–0.[3] Shippensburg had a 20-game winning streak that ran from November 3, 1951, to October 9, 1954.
Guard Robert "Tiny" Adams was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1953 Little All-America college football team.[4] Three Shippensburg players were selected by the conference coaches as first-team players on the 1953 All-PSTCC football team: Adams; George Cherry at center; and Spencer Keyes at halfback. Tackle Charles Burnheimer was named to the second team.[5]
The team's assistant coaches were Tom Crist and John Bay. Crist was responsible for the backs, and Bay had responsibility for linebackers and scouting.[6]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
t53was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "West Chester Heads State Teachers Loop". The Record-Argus. Greenville, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. November 25, 1953. p. 17. Retrieved May 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "1952 Football Schedule". Shippensburg Raiders. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "SSTC Guard Is State's Lone Little All-America Selection: Tiny Adams Gets National Honor". The News-Chronicle. December 4, 1953. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Adams, Cherry and Keyes on All Teachers College First Team; Burnheimer on Second". The News-Chronicle. December 8, 1953. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Three Man Coaching Unit Of Rambo, Bay And Crist Directs Raider Grid Destiny". The News-Chronicle. November 24, 1953. p. 7B – via [[[Newspapers.com]].
