Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Under Wes Fesler - 1953

1953

1953 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1953 record 4-4-1 (3-3-1 Big Ten)
Head coach Wes Fesler
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1952 1954 »
1953 Big Ten football standings
Conf Overall
Team W L T W L T
#3/3 Michigan State 5 1 0 9 1 0
#7/7 Illinois 5 1 0 7 1 1
#15/14 Wisconsin 4 1 1 6 2 1
#NR/20 Ohio State 4 3 0 6 3 0
Minnesota 3 3 1 4 4 1
#20/19 Michigan 3 3 0 6 3 0
#9/10 Iowa 3 3 0 5 3 1
Purdue 2 4 0 2 7 0
Indiana 1 5 0 2 7 0
Northwestern 0 6 0 3 6 0
§ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll


The 1953 season was the Golden Gophers' third and final under head coach Wes Fesler. The Golden Gophers won four games, lost four and tied one. Total attendance for the season was 293,313, which averaged to 58,662. The season high for attendance was against Michigan.

Halfback Paul Giel was named an All-American by the Associated Press, FWAA, Look Magazine, Walter Camp Football Foundation and American Football Coaches Association. Giel received Chicago Tribune Silver Football, awarded to the most valuable player of the Big Ten. Giel was named All-Big Ten first team. Giel finished second in voting for the Heisman Trophy, receiving the most points for a player not to win the award.

Paul Giel was awarded the Team MVP Award.

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