1953 McNeese State Cowboys football team

1953 McNeese State Cowboys football
Conference	Gulf States Conference
Record	3–7 (2–4 GSC)
Head coach	Albert I. Ratcliff (8th season)
Home stadium	Killen Field

1953 Gulf States Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Northwestern State +	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Louisiana Tech +	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana +	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
McNeese State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Louisiana College	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana State	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1953 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State College (now known as McNeese State University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1953 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Albert I. Ratcliff, the team compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the GSC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Howard Payne*	Killen Field Lake Charles, LA	W 34–26	4,000
September 26	at Stephen F. Austin*	Memorial Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 14–16	4,500
October 3	Northwestern State	Killen Field Lake Charles, LA	L 6–20	5,000
October 10	at Northeast Louisiana State	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	W 38–6	2,200
October 17	at Louisiana College	Alumni Field Pineville, LA	W 33–9	8,000
October 24	Tampa*	Killen Field Lake Charles, LA	L 7–25	5,000
October 31	Trinity (TX)*	Killen Field Lake Charles, LA	L 0–20	1,500
November 14	Southeastern Louisiana	Killen Field Lake Charles, LA	L 0–20	3,200
November 21	at Southwestern Louisiana	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	L 13–47	5,500
November 27	Louisiana Tech	Killen Field Lake Charles, LA	L 21–56	1,500
*Non-conference game