1953 East Texas State Lions football team

1953 East Texas State Lions football
LSC champion
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record10–0–1 (5–0 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Texas State $ 5 0 0 10 0 1
Sam Houston State 4 1 0 9 1 0
Southwest Texas State 3 2 0 5 4 0
Lamar Tech 2 3 0 3 7 0
Sul Ross 1 4 0 4 7 0
Stephen F. Austin 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1953 East Texas State Lions football team was an American football team that represented East Texas State Teachers College—now known as Texas A&M University–Commerce–as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1953 college football season. Led by Milburn Smith in his third and final season as head coach, the Lions compiled an overall record of 10–0–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the LSC title. East Texas State was invited to the Tangerine Bowl, where the Lions tied Arkansas State.[1]

  1. ^ "Lion Football History; Statistics Summary for 1953". Commerce, Texas: Texas A&M University–Commerce Athletics. Retrieved February 6, 2022.