1953 Football Standings

STATISTICIAN'S NOTE: Beginning in the fall of 1953, with the closing of Marshall the previous spring, the schools desired to play only seven conference games (to allow for a non-conference game). Mathematically, it is impossible for nine schools to play seven games (one school would always have to play one more game than the other schools). It was decided that the team that had eight conference opponents, in its first game of the season, would count that game as a non-conference game, thus giving everyone seven games. So, from 1953-1961, each of the nine teams took turns in playing a conference opponent and having it not count in the standings. Below the standings brackets for each of these years indicates the team that had the game count as a non-conference game.

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Conference games are listed first
Team Won Lost Tied PS PA Won Lost Tied PS PA
Central
7
0
0
239
38
7
2
0
263
125
Mechanic Arts
6
1
0
132
58
6
1
1
145
71
Washington
4
3
0
53
69
4
3
0
53
69
Harding
4
3
0
58
66
4
3
0
58
66
Monroe
3
3
1
63
67
3
3
1
63
67
Wilson
3
4
0
77
93
3
5
0
84
105
Johnson
3
4
0
105
80
4
4
0
131
80
Humboldt
1
6
0
19
175
1
7
0
19
195
Murray
0
7
0
56
156
0
8
0
56
163
*--Mechanic Arts tie with Monroe was non-conference



Thurs., Sept. 10
Johnson 26, South St. Paul 0
Washington 13, Humboldt 0

Fri., Sept. 11
Central 36, Murray 6
Monroe 13, Mechanic Arts 13* (tie)

Sat., Sept. 12
Harding 7, Wilson 6

Thurs., Sept. 17
Central 32, Washington 0
St. Cloud Tech 7, Murray 0

Fri., Sept. 18
Harding 19, Humboldt 0
Mechanic Arts 14, Johnson 6

Sat., Sept. 19
Monroe 6, Wilson 0

Thurs., Sept. 24
Monroe 6, Johnson 0

Fri., Sept. 25
Humboldt 12, Murray 6
Mechanic Arts 13, Harding 0
Sioux Falls, S.D. 60, Central 12

Sat., Sept. 26
Wilson 6, Washington 0

Thurs., Oct. 1
Mechanic Arts 26, Murray 13

Fri., Oct. 2
Central 45, Wilson 26
Harding 7, Monroe 0
St. Thomas Academy 20, Humboldt 0

Sat., Oct. 3
Washington 7, Johnson 6

Thurs., Oct. 8
Johnson 27, Harding 0

Fri., Oct. 9
Central 39, Humboldt 0
Mechanic Arts 12, Washington 7

Sat., Oct. 10
Wilson 19, Murray 6

Weds., Oct. 14
Cretin 12, Wilson 7

Thurs., Oct. 15
Central 40, Johnson 0

Fri., Oct. 16
Monroe 25, Murray 12
Washington 13, Harding 6

Sat., Oct. 17
Mechanic Arts 38, Humboldt 0

Thurs., Oct. 22
Wilson 13, Humboldt 0

Fri., Oct. 23
Johnson 19, Murray 6
Washington 13, Monroe 7

Sat., Oct. 24
Central 25, Mechanic Arts 0

Thurs., Oct. 29
Central 22, Monroe 6

Fri., Oct. 30
Johnson 47, Humboldt 7
Mechanic Arts 29, Wilson 7

Sat., Oct. 31
Harding 19, Murray 7

Weds., Nov. 11
TWIN CITIES GAME
Mpls. Henry 27, Central 12