1953 Juniata Indians football team

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1953 Juniata Indians football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–0
Head coach	Bill Smaltz (7th season)
Captain	Ron Clapper, Chuck Knox, Tom McNeal, Harry Martin
Home stadium	College Field
Seasons ← 1952 1954 →

1953 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Westminster (PA)		–		8	–	0	–	0
Juniata		–		7	–	0	–	0
No. 14 Army		–		7	–	1	–	1
Harvard		–		6	–	2	–	0
Franklin & Marshall		–		5	–	2	–	0
Hofstra		–		6	–	3	–	0
Penn State		–		6	–	3	–	0
Yale		–		5	–	2	–	2
Carnegie Tech		–		5	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		5	–	3	–	1
Boston University		–		5	–	3	–	1
Syracuse		–		5	–	3	–	1
Princeton		–		5	–	4	–	0
Tufts		–		4	–	3	–	0
Cornell		–		4	–	3	–	2
Holy Cross		–		5	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		4	–	4	–	1
Colgate		–		3	–	4	–	2
Columbia		–		4	–	5	–	0
Fordham		–		4	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		4	–	6	–	0
Drexel		–		2	–	3	–	1
Brown		–		3	–	5	–	1
Penn		–		3	–	5	–	1
Pittsburgh		–		3	–	5	–	1
Dartmouth		–		2	–	7	–	0
Buffalo		–		1	–	5	–	1
Bucknell		–		1	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Juniata Indians football team was an American football team that represented Juniata College as an independent during the 1953 college football season. In their seventh and final year under head coach Bill Smaltz, the Indians compiled a perfect 7–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 196 to 39.^[1] The 1953 season began a seven-year run from 1953 to 1959 during which Juniata compiled a record of 50–2–2, including five undefeated seasons.^[2]

The team played its home games at College Field in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3	at Moravian	Bethlehem, PA	W 20–6	2,500	^[3]
October 10	at Haverford	Haverford, PA	W 27–13
October 17	at Dickinson	Carlisle, PA	W 43–13	3,500	^[4]
October 24	Pennsylvania Military	College Field Huntingdon, PA	W 24–7
October 31	Susquehanna	College Field Huntingdon, PA	W 39–0		^[5]
November 7	Grove City	College Field Huntingdon, PA	W 22–0		^[6]
November 14	Ursinus	College Field Huntingdon, PA	W 21–0		^[7]
Homecoming

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References

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^ "1953 - Juniata (PA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
^ "Juniata (PA) Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
^ "Juniata Exploits Moravian Bobbles For 20-6 Triumph". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 4, 1953. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Unbeaten Juniata Routs Dickinson". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 18, 1953. p. 4S – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Unbeaten Juniata Wins Fifth Game". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 1, 1953. p. S7 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Juniata Routs Grove City, 22-0, For No. 6". Altoona Tribune. November 9, 1953. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Juniata Stops Ursinus For Unbeaten Season". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. November 15, 1953. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Juniata College Football Records" (PDF). Juniata College. November 14, 2022. p. 14. Retrieved May 12, 2023.

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Venues	Knox Stadium
Bowls & rivalries	1956 Tangerine Bowl
People	Head coaches
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