1953 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1953 Georgia Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1953 college football season. In their 15th year under head coach Wally Butts, the Bulldogs complied an overall record of 3–8, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished 11th in the SEC.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Villanova*		Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 32–19	98,000	[2]
September 26	Tulane		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	W 16–14	15,000	[3]
October 3	vs. Texas A&M*	No. 18	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 12–14	22,342	[4]
October 10	at No. 4 Maryland*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 13–40	27,000	[5]
October 17	LSU		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 6–14	23,000	[6]
October 24	North Carolina*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	W 27–14	30,000	[7]
October 31	Alabama		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	L 12–33	36,000	[8]
November 7	vs. Florida		Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	L 7–21	36,000	[9]
November 14	vs. No. 19 Auburn		Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA (rivalry)	L 18–39	26,000	[10]
November 21	at Mississippi Southern*		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 0–14	24,000	[11]
November 28	at Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 12–28	41,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

• Zeke Bratkowski, Sr. (C)
• Derwent Langley, Jr. (PC) C ML

References

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