1953 Utah State Aggies football team

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]

1953 Utah State Aggies football
Conference	Skyline Conference
Record	8–3 (5–2 Skyline)
Head coach	John Roning (3rd season)
Home stadium	Romney Stadium
Seasons ← 1952 1954 →

1953 Skyline Conference football standings

v t e	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

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.)

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Wichita*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 14–7	5,000	[5]
September 26	New Mexico	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 6–0	9,000	[6]
October 3	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry)	L 13–20	8,764	[7]
October 10	Utah	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry)	L 13–33	9,631	[8]
October 16	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry)	W 14–7	10,000	[9]
October 24	at Colorado A&M	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	W 14–13	6,264	[10]
October 31	Montana	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 33–14	9,500	[11]
November 7	Fresno State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 46–6		[12]
November 14	at Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 21–12	12,858	[13]
November 21	vs. Idaho*	Bronco Stadium (I) Boise, ID	W 19–7	5,000	[14]
November 26	at Pacific (CA)*	Grape Bowl Lodi, CA	L 14–20	6,669	[15]
*Non-conference game

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