1953 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1953 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
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Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 42–19 vs. West Virginia
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 8
Record9–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainSam Hensley
Ed Gossage
Orville Vereen
Home stadium Grant Field
(Capacity: 44,000)
Seasons
←  1952
1954  →
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 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1953 college football season. [1] The Yellow Jackets were led by ninth-year head coach Bobby Dodd and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. They finished second in the Southeastern Conference to Alabama, who had upset then-No. 5 Georgia Tech in Birmingham, giving the Yellow Jackets their first conference loss since 1950. [2] The Yellow Jackets were invited to the 1954 Sugar Bowl, where they defeated West Virginia, 42–19.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 19 Davidson *No. 3
W 53–022,000 [3]
September 26at No. 15 Florida No. 3
T 0–041,000 [4]
October 3 SMU *No. 9
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 6–437,000 [5]
October 10at Tulane No. 10
W 27–1330,000 [6]
October 17No. 19 Auburn No. 6
W 36–639,500 [7]
October 24at No. 1 Notre Dame *No. 4
L 14–2758,254 [8]
October 31at Vanderbilt No. 8
W 43–024,000 [9]
November 7 Clemson *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 6
W 20–735,000 [10]
November 14at Alabama No. 5
L 6–1342,500 [11]
November 21No. 15 Duke *No. 12
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 13–1040,000 [12]
November 28 Georgia No. 10
W 28–1241,000 [13]
January 1vs. No. 10 West Virginia *No. 8
 ABC W 42–1971,666 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "1953 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".
  2. ↑ "Alabama, Capitalizing on Two Pass Interceptions, Upsets Georgia Tech Team". New York Times. November 15, 1953. p. S4.
  3. ↑ "Davidson no test for romping Tech in 53–0 victory". The Birmingham News. September 20, 1953. Retrieved September 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Georgia Tech tied by 'Gators". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 27, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Georgia Tech squeezes pat SMU Mustangs, 6–4". The Brownsville Herald. October 4, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Georgia Tech trounces crippled Tulane, 27 to 13". Monroe Morning World. October 11, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Georgia Tech buries Auburn hopes, 36–6". The Orlando Sentinel. October 18, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Notre Dame snips Georgia Tech string, 27–14". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 25, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Georgia Tech rolls to easy win over Vanderbilt, 43–0". Durham Morning-Herald. November 1, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Georgia Tech trims Clemson 20–7". Florence Morning News. November 8, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Alabama turns back Georgia Tech 13 to 6". The Tuscaloosa News. November 15, 1953. p. 1. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Georgia Tech overhauls Duke, 13–10". The Dayton Daily News. November 22, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Georgia Tech rolls, 28–12, over crippled Georgia U." Casper Star-Tribune. November 29, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Georgia Tech crushes WVU, 42–19, smashing six records". Richmond Times-Dispatch. January 2, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine . p. 170.


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