1953 Utah State Aggies football team

1953 Utah State Aggies football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record8–3 (5–2 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumRomney Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 5 0 0 8 2 0
Utah State 5 2 0 8 3 0
Wyoming 4 2 1 5 4 1
New Mexico 3 2 1 5 3 1
Colorado A&M 3 4 0 4 5 0
Montana 2 4 0 3 5 0
Denver 1 5 1 3 5 2
BYU 1 5 1 2 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1953 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State University in the Skyline Conference during the 1953 college football season. In their third season under head coach John Roning, the Aggies compiled an 8–3 record (5–2 against Skyline opponents), placed second behind rival Utah in the Skyline Conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 207 to 139.[1][2]

Offensive lineman Dave Kragthorpe receive first-team all-conference honors.[3] (Kragthorpe later served as head coach at Oregon State from 1985 to 1990.) Earl Lindley led the NCAA with 81 points scored. He remains the only Utah State player in school history to accomplish that feat.[4] (Lindley later played on three Grey Cup championship teams in the Canadian Football League.)

  1. ^ "1953 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Utah State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Utah State University. 2018. pp. 190, 195.
  3. ^ 2018 Media Guide, p. 161.
  4. ^ 2018 Media Guide, p. 166.