1953 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1953 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 42–19 vs. West Virginia
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 8
Record	9–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach	Bobby Dodd (9th season)
Captains	Sam Hensley Ed Gossage Orville Vereen
Home stadium	Grant Field
Seasons ←  1952 1954  →

1953 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	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 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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Davidson *	No. 3	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 53–0	22,000	[3]
September 26	at No. 15 Florida	No. 3	Florida Field Gainesville, FL		T 0–0	41,000	[4]
October 3	SMU *	No. 9	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 6–4	37,000	[5]
October 10	at Tulane	No. 10	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA		W 27–13	30,000	[6]
October 17	No. 19 Auburn	No. 6	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		W 36–6	39,500	[7]
October 24	at No. 1 Notre Dame *	No. 4	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		L 14–27	58,254	[8]
October 31	at Vanderbilt	No. 8	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)		W 43–0	24,000	[9]
November 7	Clemson *	No. 6	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		W 20–7	35,000	[10]
November 14	at Alabama	No. 5	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)		L 6–13	42,500	[11]
November 21	No. 15 Duke *	No. 12	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 13–10	40,000	[12]
November 28	Georgia	No. 10	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		W 28–12	41,000	[13]
January 1	vs. No. 10 West Virginia *	No. 8	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	W 42–19	71,666	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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.