1953 Auburn Tigers football
Gator Bowl, L 13–35 vs. Texas Tech
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 17
Record7–3–1 (4–2–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainVince Dooley
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
Legion Field
Ladd Memorial Stadium
1953 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Alabama $ 4 –0 –36 –3 –3
No. 8 Georgia Tech 4 –1 –19 –2 –1
No. 16 Kentucky 4 –1 –17 –2 –1
Ole Miss 4 –1 –17 –2 –1
No. 17 Auburn 4 –2 –17 –3 –1
Mississippi State 3 –1 –35 –2 –3
Tennessee 3 –2 –16 –4 –1
LSU 2 –3 –35 –3 –3
Florida 1 –3 –23 –5 –2
Vanderbilt 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
Georgia 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
Tulane 0 –7 –01 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1953 college football season. It was the Tigers' 62nd overall and 21st season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his third year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn, the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery and Ladd Memorial Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. They finished with a record of seven wins, three losses and one tie (7–3–1 overall, 4–2–1 in the SEC) and with a loss to Texas Tech in the Gator Bowl.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Stetson*
W 47–09,500[1]
October 3No. 15 Ole Miss
W 13–020,000[2]
October 10at No. 13 Mississippi State
T 21–2123,000[3]
October 17at No. 8 Georgia TechNo. 19
L 6–3639,500[4]
October 24Tulane
W 34–718,763[5]
October 31Floridadagger
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 16–725,500[6]
November 6at Miami (FL)*No. 15
W 29–2026,472[7]
November 14vs. GeorgiaNo. 20
W 39–1826,000[8]
November 21at Clemson*No. 14
W 45–1920,000[9]
November 28vs. AlabamaNo. 16
L 7–1043,018[10]
January 1vs. Texas Tech*No. 17
L 13–3528,641[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Notable players

Vince Dooley

Serving as team captain, Dooley played quarterback and corner back for the 53' Auburn Tigers. Vince completed 25 of 47 passes for a 53.1 completion percentage. This was the best mark by an Auburn signal caller since All-American Travis Tidwell. Dooley was named to the Senior Bowl at the conclusion of the season and was invited to the annual Blue-Gray Game. He was named Offensive MVP after the Gator Bowl.

Ed Baker

Big Ed was named team co-captain to the 1953 Auburn Tigers. He opened up running lanes for future All-SEC back Fob James and was voted the SEC's "Best Offensive Center" at the conclusion of the regular season.

References

  1. ↑ "Stetson clawed, 47 to 0". The Miami Herald. September 26, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Auburn slashes Ole Miss, 13–0, flashes best form in 11 years". The Atlanta Journal. October 4, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Auburn rally ties Maroons". The Chattanooga Times. October 11, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Georgia Tech buries Auburn hopes, 36–6". The Orlando Sentinel. October 18, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Auburn routs Tulane, 34–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 25, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Auburn Plainsmen trample Gators 16–7". Fort Myers News-Press. November 1, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Ruffled War Eagle weathers Hurricane, 29 to 20". The Birmingham News. November 7, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Auburn continues bowl bid with 39–18 win over Georgia". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 15, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Auburn gains 45–19 nod over Clemson". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 22, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Luna kicks Tide into Cotton Bowl". The Birmingham News. November 29, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Powerful Texas Tech topples Auburn with big second half". San Angelo Standard-Times. January 2, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 188. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  13. ↑ "1953 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
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