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1953 St. Olaf Oles football team

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American college football season

1953 St. Olaf Oles football
MWC champion
ConferenceMidwest Conference
Record8–0 (6–0 MWC)
Head coach
Seasons← 19521954 →
1953 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Olaf $ 6 0 0 8 0 0
Coe 5 0 1 5 2 1
Lawrence 5 1 1 6 1 1
Grinnell 4 3 0 4 4 0
Monmouth (IL) 4 3 0 5 3 0
Carleton 2 5 0 2 6 0
Knox 2 5 0 2 6 0
Ripon 1 5 0 1 6 0
Cornell (IA) 0 7 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1953 St. Olaf Oles football team was an American football team that represented St. Olaf College of Northfield, Minnesota as a member of the Midwest Conference (MWC) during the 1953 college football season. In their third season under head coach Ade Christenson, the Oles compiled a perfect 8–0 record (6–0 in conference games), won the MWC championship, shut out four opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 302 to 46.

It was St. Olaf's first undefeated season since 1930. The Oles out-gained their opponents by a total of 3,403 yards to 1,237 yards.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19KnoxNorthfield, MNW 28–19
September 26Wartburg*Northfield, MNW 35–14
October 3Bethel (MN)*Northfield, MNW 78–0
October 17CarletonNorthfield, NNW 34–0
October 24LawrenceNorthfield, MNW 35–137,000
October 31at Monmouth (IL)Monmouth, ILW 34–0
November 7at RiponRipon, WIW 58–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Conference Football Standings 1953" (PDF). Midwest Conference. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Jack Goodwin (November 8, 1953). "Ole Juggernaut Crushes Ripon for Midwest Title". Minneapolis Tribune. p. 6S – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Werdahl Leads Oles to Victory". Minneapolis Tribunne. September 20, 1953. p. S7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Jack Goodwin (October 18, 1953). "Simso Sparks St. Olaf Past Carleton 34-0". Minneapolis Tribune. p. S5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "St. Olaf Smashes Lawrence 35-13". Minneapolis Tribune. October 25, 1953. p. S5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "St. Olaf Rips Monmouth 34-0". Minneapolis Tribune. November 1, 1953. p. 10S – via Newspapers.com.
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