1953 LSU Tigers football team

The 1953 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1953 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Gaynell Tinsley, the Tigers compiling an overall record of 5–3–3 with a mark of 2–3–3 in conference play, placing eighth in the SEC.[1]

1953 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1953 record5–3–3 (2–3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger 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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19No. 11 Texas*W 20–745,000
September 26at No. 5 AlabamaT 7–733,809
October 3Boston College*No. 19
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 42–625,000
October 10KentuckyNo. 14
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
T 6–6
October 17at GeorgiaW 14–6
October 24at FloridaNo. 14T 21–21
October 31No. 18 Ole Miss
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 16–27
November 7at TennesseeL 14–3223,000[2]
November 14Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 13–26
November 21at Arkansas*W 9–8
November 28at TulaneW 32–13[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
LSU
Alma Mater
Gaynell TinsleyHead coach6LSU (1936)
Marty BroussardTrainer
Perry MossBackfield coach
Abner WimberlyEnds coach
Clarence "Pop" StrangeFreshman coach
Charles McClendonLine coach
Will WallsLine coach
Cecil IsbellBackfield coach
Reference:[4]

Roster

NamePositionNumberNamePositionNumber
Arnold AlexanderLarry JonesCenter
Andy AlfordLeft Guard65Bob Lawrence70
Phil BeronSam Leake
George BrancatoHalfback44Jerry MarchandFullback34
Larry BrooksJoe McAdam
Ivan CampCenter53Paul MillerGuard
Art CroyJim MitchellEnd87
Tommy DavisKicker/Fullback33Larry Mobley
Richard DesonierRight EndSammy MurphyRight End
Lou DeutschmanHalfback23Charles OakleyFullback21
Gary DildyCenterGeorge Oliver
Al DoggettQuarterback/Halfback24Ted Paris
Jerry Dumas81Enos ParkerTackle
Donald DyeDickie Prescott
Ed FoggLeft TackleAl RobichauxTackle
Sid FournetDefensive tackle/Offensive tackleVincent Roy
Russell GautreauxFullbackBilly Sheehy
Vincent GonzalesDon Stinson
Al GuglielmoRight EndCliff StringfieldQuarterback
Bill HarrisLeft Tackle77Joe TuminelloEnd84
Bobby Gene HartleyWin TurnerQuarterback12
Harry HodgesMack Wampold
Levi (Chuck) JohnsHalfback11 Reference:[5]

References

  1. 1954 Gumbo, LSU Press, p. 116–129
  2. "Tennessee stops LSU Tigers, 32 to 14". Johnson City Press. November 8, 1953. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Louisiana State smothers Tulane by 32 to 13 count". The Shreveport Times. November 29, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1954 Gumbo, LSU Press, p. 117
  5. 1954 Gumbo, LSU Press, p. 119-129
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