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1953 LSU Tigers football team
American college football season
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]
Quick Facts LSU Tigers football, Conference ...
| 1953 LSU Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 5–3–3 (2–3–3 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Tiger Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | No. 11 Texas* | W 20–7 | 45,000 | [2] | ||
| September 26 | at No. 5 Alabama | T 7–7 | 33,809 | [3] | ||
| October 3 | Boston College* | No. 19 |
| W 42–6 | 25,000 | [4] |
| October 10 | Kentucky | No. 14 |
| T 6–6 | 38,000 | [5] |
| October 17 | at Georgia | W 14–6 | 23,000 | [6] | ||
| October 24 | at Florida | No. 14 | T 21–21 | 39,000 | [7] | |
| October 31 | No. 18 Ole Miss |
| L 16–27 | 45,000 | [8] | |
| November 7 | at Tennessee | L 14–32 | 23,000 | [9] | ||
| November 14 | Mississippi State |
| L 13–26 | 32,000 | [10] | |
| November 21 | at Arkansas* | W 9–8 | 22,000 | [11] | ||
| November 28 | at Tulane | W 32–13 | [12] | |||
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Coaching staff
More information Name, Position ...
| Name | Position | Seasons at LSU | Alma Mater |
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| Gaynell Tinsley | Head coach | 6 | LSU (1936) |
| Marty Broussard | Trainer | ||
| Perry Moss | Backfield coach | ||
| Abner Wimberly | Ends coach | ||
| Clarence "Pop" Strange | Freshman coach | ||
| Charles McClendon | Line coach | ||
| Will Walls | Line coach | ||
| Cecil Isbell | Backfield coach | ||
| Adam Kretowicz | Northeast Scout | ||
| Reference:[13] | |||
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More information Name, Position ...
| Name | Position | Number | Name | Position | Number | |
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| Arnold Alexander | Larry Jones | Center | ||||
| Andy Alford | Left Guard | 65 | Bob Lawrence | 70 | ||
| Phil Beron | Sam Leake | |||||
| George Brancato | Halfback | 44 | Jerry Marchand | Fullback | 34 | |
| Larry Brooks | Joe McAdam | |||||
| Ivan Camp | Center | 53 | Paul Miller | Guard | ||
| Art Croy | Jim Mitchell | End | 87 | |||
| Tommy Davis | Kicker/Fullback | 33 | Larry Mobley | |||
| Richard Desonier | Right End | Sammy Murphy | Right End | |||
| Lou Deutschman | Halfback | 23 | Charles Oakley | Fullback | 21 | |
| Gary Dildy | Center | George Oliver | ||||
| Al Doggett | Quarterback/Halfback | 24 | Ted Paris | |||
| Jerry Dumas | 81 | Enos Parker | Tackle | |||
| Donald Dye | Dickie Prescott | |||||
| Ed Fogg | Left Tackle | Al Robichaux | Tackle | |||
| Sid Fournet | Defensive tackle/offensive tackle | Vincent Roy | ||||
| Russell Gautreaux | Fullback | Billy Sheehy | ||||
| Vincent Gonzales | Don Stinson | |||||
| Al Guglielmo | Right End | Cliff Stringfield | Quarterback | |||
| Bill Harris | Left Tackle | 77 | Joe Tuminello | End | 84 | |
| Bobby Gene Hartley | Win Turner | Quarterback | 12 | |||
| Harry Hodges | Mack Wampold | |||||
| Levi (Chuck) Johns | Halfback | 11 | Reference:[14] | |||
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- 1954 Gumbo, LSU Press, p. 116–129
- "Louisiana State Tigers score 20–7 win over Texas". The Shreveport Times. September 20, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Louisiana State, Alabama battle to 7–7 deadlock". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 27, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Davis stars in LSU's 42–6 win". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 4, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Kentucky battles Louisiana State to 6–6 deadlock". The Owensboro Messenger. October 11, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Georgia Bulldogs bow to LSU Tigers, 14–6". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 18, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Florida wrestles LSU to tie, 21–21". Tallahassee Democrat. October 25, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ole Miss plasters L.S.U. with 1st loss". Monroe Morning World. November 1, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tennessee stops LSU Tigers, 32 to 14". Johnson City Press. November 8, 1953. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Parker hurt as Maroons down LSU, 26–13". The Knoxville Journal. November 15, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "LSU defense holds, Arkansas nipped, 9–8". The Birmingham News. November 22, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Louisiana State smothers Tulane by 32 to 13 count". The Shreveport Times. November 29, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1954 Gumbo, LSU Press, p. 117
- 1954 Gumbo, LSU Press, p. 119-129
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