The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
1953 Football Roster
| Name | Pos | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Hometown |
| Aalund, Carl | E | 6-1 | 190 | So. | Houston (Davis) |
| Allen, George | G | 5-11 | 215 | Jr-1L | Pettus |
| Andrews, Bunny | QB | 5-10 | 170 | Sr-1L | Dallas (Wilson) |
| Anglin, Ken | G | 6-1 | 200 | Jr-1L | Groom |
| Bible, Bill | RHB | 5-10 | 180 | Sr-Sq | N. M. M. I. |
| Bond, Walter | LHB | 6-1 | 185 | Jr-Sq | Corsicana |
| Boyd, Gene | FB | 6-1 | 192 | So. | Abilene |
| Branch, Phil | G | 6-0 | 195 | Sr-2L | Joinerville (Gaston) |
| Brazell, James | E | 5-11 | 170 | Jr-Tr | Pasadena |
| Brewer, Charles | QB | 5-11 | 170 | So. | Lubbock |
| Calhoun, Buddy | LHB | 6-0 | 170 | Jr-Sq | Grand Prairie |
| Cameron, Dougal | FB | 5-10 | 180 | Sr-1L | San Saba |
| Cook, Kenneth | G | 6-0 | 205 | So. | Jacksonville |
| Delaney, Wayne | E | 6-2 | 175 | Jr-Sq | Sherman |
| Dyer, Glen | FB | 6-3 | 180 | So. | Sinton |
| Finchum, Frank | T | 6-0 | 215 | Jr-Sq | Port Arthur |
| Flinn, Bob | T | 6-1 | 200 | Jr-Sq | Taft |
| Gawlick, Dick | T | 6-4 | 220 | Jr-Sq | San Antonio (St. Gerard) |
| Gray, Herbert | T | 6-0 | 200 | So. | Baytown |
| Harlow, Ken | T | 6-4 | 230 | Jr-Sq | Fort Worth (Arlington Hts.) |
| Harris, Billy | C | 6-1 | 200 | So. | Wichita Falls |
| Johnson, Bull | G | 5-11 | 205 | Sr-Sq | Austin |
| Jones, Don | E | 6-3 | 200 | So. | Lubbock |
| Kalmus, Lawrence | T | 6-4 | 220 | Jr-Sq | Warton |
| Kelley, Ed | FB | 6-1 | 175 | Jr-1L | Cuero |
| Kitchens, Malcolm | E | 6-1 | 180 | Jr-1L | San Antonio (Jefferson) |
| Lansford, Buck | T | 6-2 | 220 | Jr-Sq | Carrizo Springs |
| Long, Bill | FB | 5-11 | 195 | So. | Michigan (Leelanau) |
| Machemehl, Charles | C | 6-0 | 200 | So. | Bellville |
| Massey, Carlton | E | 6-4 | 210 | Sr-1L | Rockwall |
| Matthews, Rayborn | G | 6-0 | 190 | Jr-Sq | Corsicana |
| McGraw, Don | T | 5-11 | 217 | Jr-1L | Abilene |
| McMurry, Jack | E | 6-1 | 195 | Jr-1L | Marshall |
| Miller, Dick | QB | 5-9 | 170 | So. | Cleburne |
| Miller, Don | G | 6-0 | 205 | Jr-1L | Port Neches |
| Moon, Howard | E | 6-2 | 195 | Jr-1L | John Reagan |
| Parkinson, Paul | E | 6-2 | 180 | Jr-1L | Baytown |
| Peterson, Gerald | T | 6-4 | 230 | Jr-Tr | El Campo |
| Petrovich, Charles | T | 6-1 | 205 | Sr-2L | Palestine |
| Pierson, James | LHB | 6-0 | 185 | Jr-1L | Saint Jo |
| Polk, Clifford | T | 6-2 | 205 | Sr-1L | Fort Worth (Handley) |
| Quinn, Billy | RHB | 5-11 | 180 | Jr-1L | San Antonio (Jefferson) |
| Robinson, George | RHB | 6-1 | 190 | So. | Gonzales |
| Rosser, Jim | G | 5-11 | 185 | Jr-1L | Cleburne |
| Schriewer, Menan | E | 6-4 | 205 | So. | New Braunfels |
| Sexton, Bo | RHB | 6-0 | 170 | So. | Lubbock |
| Simcik, Chester | RHB | 5-9 | 170 | So. | Thrall |
| Skidmore, Fred | G | 6-0 | 205 | So. | Dallas (Sunset) |
| Sneed, Langford | T | 6-1 | 210 | So. | Levelland |
| Spence, Melvin | G | 5-11 | 200 | So. | Baytown |
| Spring, Gilmer | E | 6-1 | 190 | Sr-1L | Lufkin |
| Studer, Stan | G | 6-0 | 205 | Jr-1L | Baytown |
| Tatum, John | C | 6-0 | 185 | So. | Lubbock |
| Taylor, Jack | C | 6-2 | 205 | Jr-Sq | Sherman |
| Tolar, Pat | QB | 5-11 | 180 | So. | San Antonio (Jefferson) |
| Travis, Charles | FB | 5-11 | 190 | So. | Frankston |
| Tucker, Bob | E | 6-2 | 195 | So. | Houston (San Jac.) |
| Weir, Fred | LHB | 6-1 | 170 | So. | Valley Mills |
| White, Bill | QB | 6-1 | 170 | Sr-1L | Denton |
| Womack, Delano | LHB | 5-9 | 175 | So. | Austin |
| Youngblood, Joe | LHB | 5-9 | 180 | So. | Abilene |
| Younger, Leighton | C | 6-2 | 205 | Jr-Sq | Austin |