1953 Mississippi State Maroons football team

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1953 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record5–2–3 (3–1–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Scott Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
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 Mississippi State Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi State College (now known as Mississippi State University) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1953 college football season. In their second year under head coach Murray Warmath, the team compiled an overall record of 5–2–3, with a mark of 3–1–3 in conference play, and placed sixth in the SEC. [1]

This would be the last season for head coach Murray Warmath, who was hired by Minnesota after the season, [2] and for quarterback Jackie Parker, who went on to have a long career in the CFL. Parker would win his second SEC "Player of the Year" award by the Nashville Banner.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Memphis State *
W 34–6 [3]
September 26at No. 17 Tennessee
W 26–025,000 [4]
October 3 North Texas State *No. 11
W 21–615,000 [5]
October 10 Auburn No. 13
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
T 21–2123,000 [6]
October 17at Kentucky No. 20
L 13–3236,000 [7]
October 24at Alabama
T 7–728,000 [8]
October 31 Texas Tech *
L 20–2716,000 [9]
November 7at Tulane
W 21–0 [10]
November 14at LSU
W 26–1332,000 [11]
November 28 Ole Miss
T 7–734,920 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "1953 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  2. ↑ AP (March 17, 2011). "Murray Warmath, former Mississippi State football coach, dies at age 98". gulflive.com. Gulf Live.
  3. ↑ "Maroons top Memphians in 34–6 rout". The Clarion-Ledger. September 20, 1953. Retrieved September 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Maroons maul Vols". Kingsport Times-News. September 27, 1953. Retrieved March 29, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "State tops North Texas State". The Clarion-Ledger. October 4, 1953. Retrieved November 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Auburn rally ties Maroons". The Chattanooga Times. October 11, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Cats have no respect for Mississippi State". The Commercial Appeal. October 18, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Watkins, Edwin (October 25, 1953). "Near-record crowd sees Tide tie State 7 to 7". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Raiders upset Maroons, 27–20". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 1, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Maroons defeat Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. November 8, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Parker hurt as Maroons down LSU, 26–13". The Knoxville Journal. November 15, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Parker-led State sandbags Rebs; 7–7 tie denies Ole Miss SEC title". The Birmingham News. November 29, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.


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