1953 Texas Longhorns baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1953 Texas Longhorns baseball Texas Longhorns logo.svg 150 Southwest Conference SWC 24–7–1 12–3–1 Bibb Falk (11th year) Clark Field SWC Champions College World Series runner-up The 1953 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1953 NCAA baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Bibb Falk in his 11th season at Texas. The Longhorns reached the College World Series final, but were eliminated by Michigan.http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1953 https://web.archive.org/web/20111226114617/http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1953 dead December 26, 2011 1953 College World Series September 25, 2019 Omaha.com Personnel Roster 1953 Texas Longhorns rosterhttp://texassports_com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2014/1/23/2014_Baseball_Factbook.pdf 110, 175–182 Texas Longhorns 2014 Baseball Media Guide January 2, 2015 July 4, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220704204635/https://texassports_com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2014/1/23/2014_Baseball_Factbook.pdf dead Pitchers Boyd Linker J. L. Smith John R. Jones Catchers Randy Biesenbach Ronald Spradlin Infielders Paul Mohr Outfielders Travis Eckert Tommy Snow Unknown Roy Kelly Walter Oden Jimmy Pace Jesse Smith Buddy Stevenson Robert Towery Martin Wiginton Thomas Yium Coaches 1953 Texas Longhorns baseball coaching staffhttp://texassports_com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2014/1/23/2014_Baseball_Factbook.pdf 52 Texas Longhorns 2014 Baseball Media Guide January 4, 2015 July 4, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220704204635/https://texassports_com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2014/1/23/2014_Baseball_Factbook.pdf dead Bibb Falk – Head coach – 11th year Dan Watson – Assistant coach (freshmen) – 1st year Schedule background:#CC5500;color:white; 1953 Texas Longhorns baseball game loghttp://texassports_com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2014/1/23/2014_Baseball_Factbook.pdf 102 Texas Longhorns 2014 Baseball Media Guide January 2, 2015 July 4, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220704204635/https://texassports_com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2014/1/23/2014_Baseball_Factbook.pdf dead ! style="background:#CC5500;color:white;"| Regular season |- valign="top" y background:#FFF;color:#CC5500; March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | March 17 || at Baylor (Houston) || Houston, TX || W 10–5 || 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | March 21 || Baylor (Houston) || Houston, TX || W 25–7 || 2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | March 23 || 1953 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota || Clark Field • Austin, TX || W 8–6 || 3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | March 24 || Minnesota || Clark Field • Austin, TX || W 7–6 || 4–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | March 26 || 1953 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M || Clark Field • Austin, TX || W 9–0 || 5–0 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffffbb" | March 31 || at 1953 Rice Owls Rice || Houston, TX || T 2–215 || 5–0–1 || 1–0–1 |- y background:#FFF;color:#CC5500; April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | April 2 || 1953 Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston Teachers College || Clark Field • Austin, TX || W 6–5 || 6–0–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb" | April 7 || 1953 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma || Clark Field • Austin, TX || L 1–3 || 6–1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | April 8 || Oklahoma || Clark Field • Austin, TX || W 18–8 || 7–1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | April 10 || at 1953 Baylor Bears Baylor || Waco, TX || W 6–5 || 8–1–1 || 2–0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb" | April 11 || at Baylor || Waco, TX || L 9–10 || 8–2–1 || 2–1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb" | April 17 || 1953 SMU Mustangs SMU || Clark Field • Austin, TX || L 3–12 || 8–3–1 || 2–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | April 18 || SMU || Clark Field • Austin, TX || W 10–912 || 9–3–1 || 3–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | April 21 || 1953 TCU Horned Frogs TCU || Clark Field • Austin, TX || W 12–5 || 10–3–1 || 4–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | April 25 || Baylor || Clark Field • Austin, TX || W 14–11 || 11–3–1 || 5–2–1 |- y background:#FFF;color:#CC5500; May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | May 1 || at 1953 TCU Horned Frogs TCU || Fort Worth, TX || W 12–5 || 12–3–1 || 6–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | May 2 || at TCU || Fort Worth, TX || W 7–4 || 13–3–1 || 7–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | May 4 || at 1953 SMU Mustangs SMU || Dallas, TX || W 8–5 || 14–3–1 || 8–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | May 7 || 1953 Rice Owls Rice || Clark Field • Austin, TX || W 7–2 || 15–3–1 || 9–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | May 7 || Rice || Clark Field • Austin, TX || W 12–2 || 16–3–1 || 10–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb" | May 8 || Rice || Clark Field • Austin, TX || L 2–4 || 16–4–1 || 10–3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | May 18 || at 1953 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M || Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX || W 1–0 || 17–4–1 || 11–3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | May 18 || at Texas A&M || Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX || W 4–1 || 18–4–1 || 12–3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | May 29 || at Seguin White Sox || Seguin, TX || W 6–3 || exh. || |- |- ! style="background:#CC5500;color:white;"| Postseason |- y background:#FFF;color:#CC5500; District 6 Playoffs Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | June 3 || at 1953 Arizona Wildcats Arizona || Tucson, AZ || W 7–6 || 19–4–1 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb" | June 4 || at Arizona || Tucson, AZ || L 3–4 || 19–5–1 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | June 5 || at Arizona || Tucson, AZ || W 5–3 || 20–5–1 || 2–1 |- y background:#FFF;color:#CC5500; College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | June 11 || Duke || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || W 2–1 || 21–5–1 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | June 12 || Lafayette || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || W 5–3 || 22–5–1 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb" | June 13 || Michigan || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || L 5–12 || 22–6–1 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | June 14 || Michigan || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || W 6–4 || 23–6–1 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | June 15 || Lafayette || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || W 13–3 || 24–6–1 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb" | June 16 || Michigan || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || L 5–7 || 24–7–1 || 4–2 |- References Category:Texas Longhorns baseball seasons Texas Longhorns Category:College World Series seasons Texas Longhorns