1953 Auburn Tigers football team

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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
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Alabama $ 4 – 0 – 3 6 – 3 – 3
No. 8 Georgia Tech 4 – 1 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
No. 16 Kentucky 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Ole Miss 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
No. 17 Auburn 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Mississippi State 3 – 1 – 3 5 – 2 – 3
Tennessee 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
LSU 2 – 3 – 3 5 – 3 – 3
Florida 1 – 3 – 2 3 – 5 – 2
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Georgia 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Tulane 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1953 Auburn Tigers football team represented

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
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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.

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  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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