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1953 Platteville State Pioneers football team

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1953 Platteville State Pioneers football
WSCC co-champion
ConferenceWisconsin State College Conference
Record6–0 (4–0 WSCC)
Head coach
CaptainStan Zenz
Seasons← 19521954 →
1953 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
La Crosse State + 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1
Platteville State + 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 0
River Falls State 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Stevens Point State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Eau Claire State 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Whitewater State 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Milwaukee State 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Superior State 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Stout Institute 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Oshkosh State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1953 Platteville State Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented Wisconsin State College at Platteville as a member of the Wisconsin State College Conference (WSCC) during the 1953 college football season. In their 24th year under head coach Lester Leitl, the Pioneers compiled a 6–0 record (4–0 against conference opponents), tied with La Crosse State for the WSCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 101 to 14. Stan Zenz was the team captain. The 1953 season was the Platteville's first perfect season in program history.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Whitewater StatePlatteville, WIW 13–0
October 3Dubuque*Platteville, WIW 20–0
October 10at Oshkosh StateOshkosh, WIW 19–2
October 17Milwaukee StatePlattevile, WIW 6–0
October 24at Stevens Point StateStevens Point, WIW 19–12
October 31at Wartburg*Waverly, IAW 24–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "Pioneers Prepare For First Game". The Platteville Journal. September 17, 1953. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1953 - Wisconsin-Platteville". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  3. "Pioneers Win Opener 13-0". The Platteville Journal. October 1, 1953. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Pioneers Top Dubuque 20-0". The Platteville Journal. October 8, 1953. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Pioneers Win Share Of Conference Title: Complete Undefeated Conference Schedule". The Platteville Journal. October 29, 1953. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Pioneers Complete First Perfect Season Since '96". The Platteville Journal. November 5, 1953. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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