1953 Platteville State Pioneers football team
Appearance
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WSCC co-champion | |
Conference | Wisconsin State College Conference |
Record | 6–0 (4–0 WSCC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Stan Zenz |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1] 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.[2] Stan Zenz was the team captain. The 1953 season was the Platteville's first perfect season in program history.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 26 | Whitewater State | Platteville, WI | W 13–0 | [3] | |||
October 3 | Dubuque* | Platteville, WI | W 20–0 | [4] | |||
October 10 | at Oshkosh State | Oshkosh, WI | W 19–2 | ||||
October 17 | Milwaukee State | Plattevile, WI | W 6–0 | ||||
October 24 | at Stevens Point State | Stevens Point, WI | W 19–12 | [5] | |||
October 31 | at Wartburg* | Waverly, IA | W 24–0 | [6] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Pioneers Prepare For First Game". The Platteville Journal. September 17, 1953. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1953 - Wisconsin-Platteville". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "Pioneers Win Opener 13-0". The Platteville Journal. October 1, 1953. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pioneers Top Dubuque 20-0". The Platteville Journal. October 8, 1953. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pioneers Win Share Of Conference Title: Complete Undefeated Conference Schedule". The Platteville Journal. October 29, 1953. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pioneers Complete First Perfect Season Since '96". The Platteville Journal. November 5, 1953. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.