1953 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1953 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1953 college football season.

1953 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1953 record3–8 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultSource
September 19at Villanova*W 32–19
September 26TulaneW 16–14[1]
October 3vs. Texas A&M*No. 18L 12–14
October 10at No. 4 Maryland*L 13–40
October 17LSU
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
L 6–14
October 24North Carolina*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 27–14
October 31Alabama
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
L 12–33
November 7vs. FloridaL 7–21
November 14vs. No. 19 AuburnL 18–39
November 21at Mississippi Southern*L 0–14[2]
November 28at Georgia TechL 12–28
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: GeorgiaDogs.com: 1953 football schedule[3]

Roster

References

  1. "Tulane fumbles and stumbles to Brat 'n' the Bulldogs, 16 to 14". The Birmingham News. September 27, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Pepper and McElroy lead Southern to win over Georgia". The Clarion-Ledger. November 22, 1953. Retrieved March 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1953 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
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