1953 Indiana Central Greyhounds football team

American college football season

1953 Indiana Central Greyhounds football

HCC champion

Conference| Hoosier Collegiate Conference
Record| 8–0 (6–0 HCC)
Head coach|

* Dave Shaw (2nd season)

Home stadium| Delavan Smith Field

Seasons

<- 1952

1954 ->

1953 Hoosier Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Indiana Central $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0
Earlham | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Hanover | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Anderson (IN) | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Taylor | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Franklin (IN) | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0
Manchester (IN) | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 9  | - | 0

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The 1953 Indiana Central Greyhounds football team was an American football team that represented Indiana Central College (now known as the University of Indianapolis) as a member of the Hoosier Collegiate Conference (HCC) during the 1953 college football season. In their second and final year under head coach Dave Shaw, the Greyhounds compiled a perfect 8–0 record (6–0 against Hoosier opponents), won the HCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 154 to 52.[1][2] The 1954 season was the only perfect season in Indianapolis Greyhounds football history.[3]

Four Indiana Central players were selected as first-team players on the 1953 All-Hoosier football team: quarterback Dick Schrier; halfback Dick Nyers; center Abie Carter; and tackle John Hurrle. Two others were named to the second team: end Willis Oldham and guard Hal Cole.[4] Nyers led the team on offense with 73 points scored.[2]

The team played its home games at Delavan Smith Field in Indianapolis.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 19| Taylor|

* Delavan Smith Field
* Indianapolis, IN

| W 18–6| | [6]
September 26| at Franklin (IN)|

* Goodell Field
* Franklin, IN

| W 18–0| | [7][8]
October 3| Earlham|

* Delavan Smith Field
* Indianapolis, IN

| W 7–6| | [9]
October 10| at Anderson (IN)| Anderson, IN| W 18–0| | [10]
October 17| at Hiram*| Hiram, OH| W 25–13| | [11]
October 24| Hanover|

* Delavan Smith Field
* Indianapolis, IN

| W 18–6| | [12][13]
October 31| at Ferris Institute*| Big Rapids, MI| W 19–7| | [14][15]
November 7| at Manchester (IN)| North Manchester, IN| W 31–14| |

* *Non-conference game

## Players[edit]

Regular players for Indiana Central, based on newspaper accounts cited above, were:

* Abie Carter, center, senior[2]
* Hal Cole, guard, senior[2]
* Jim Duncan
* Anastacio Martinez, guard, senior[2]
* Dick Nyers, halfback, sophomore[2]
* Jim Nye, end
* Willis Oldham, end[2]
* Dean Ransburg, back, senior[2]
* Marvin Schlosser, end, senior[2]
* Dick Schrier, quarterback, junior[2]
* Bill Schmutte, halfback
* Bob Vuillemot, fullback[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Indianapoli Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Corky Lamm (November 9, 1953). "Here's an Eleven That Really Went All the Way". The Indianapolis News. p. 29 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Indianapolis Yearly Totals". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
4. ^ "Indiana Central Obtains Four All-Star Places". The Indianapolis Star. November 29, 1953. p. IV-4 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Greyhounds Win, Capture Loop Crown". The Indianapolis Star. November 8, 1953. p. IV-1 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Charles A. Beal Jr. (September 20, 1953). "Greyhounds Topple Taylor, 18-6, In Opening Football Contest". The Indianapolis Star. p. IV-2 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Greyhounds Defeat Grizzlies, 18 to 0: Indiana Central Spoils Home Opener For Franklin Gridders Saturday Afternoon". The Franklin Evening Star. September 28, 1953. p. 2 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Corky Lamm (September 28, 1953). "Schrier Aerials Save Central at Franklin". The Indianapolis News. p. 12 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Charles A. Beal Jr. (October 4, 1953). "Indiana Central Edges Earlham, 7-6". The Indianapolis Star. p. IV-2 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Central Wins 18-0 HCC Game". Anderson Daily Bulletin. October 12, 1953. p. 14 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "2 Pass Interceptions Help Central Nab 5th Straight". The Indianapolis Star. October 18, 1953. p. IV-4 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ Bert C. West (October 25, 1942). "Undefeated Greyhounds Win By 18-6 (part 1)". The Indianapolis Star. pp. IV-1, IV-3 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ Bert C. West (October 25, 1942). "Undefeated Greyhounds Win By 18-6 (part 2)". The Indianapolis Star. pp. IV-1, IV-3 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "Nyers' 3 TDs Score Central's 7th Straight". The Indianapolis News. November 2, 1953. p. 15 - via Newspapers.com.
15. ^ "Three Tie in State Point Race: Indiana Central Halfback Scores Three Saturday". Kokomo Tribune. November 2, 1953. p. 15 - via Newspapers.com.

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