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Auburn Football Team History

Auburn Tigers

Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Founded: 1856
Stadium: Jordan-Hare Stadium
Capacity: 88,043
Colors: Blue & Orange
Coach: Ralph Shug Jordan
Conference: Southeastern-

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1891 <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024

1953 Season Highlights

Ralph Shug Jordan enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Auburn.

1953 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 25	vs. Stetson	47	0	W	@ Montgomery, AL
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Mississippi	13	0	W
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Mississippi State	21	21	T
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Georgia Tech	6	36	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Tulane	34	7	W	@ Mobile, AL
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Florida	16	7	W
Fri., Nov. 6	@ Miami	29	20	W
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Georgia	39	18	W	@ Columbus, GA
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Clemson	45	19	W
Sat., Nov. 28	vs. Alabama	7	10	L	@ Birmingham, AL
Fri., Jan. 1	Texas Tech	13	35	L	@ Jacksonville, FL	Gator Bowl

1953 Season Totals
Record	7-3 -1
Points Scored	270
Scoring Average	24.5
Points Allowed	173
Defense Average	15.7
Opponents Record	52-41
Conference Record	4-2
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	3-1 -1

1953 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
17	7-2-1	AP

1953 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia Tech	9-2-1	288	111	Won 42-19	4-1-1	140	44	Bobby Dodd
Auburn	7-3-1	270	173	Lost 13-35	4-2-1	136	99	Ralph Shug Jordan
Kentucky	7-2-1	201	116		4-1-1	137	89	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Mississippi	7-2-1	236	113		4-1-1	129	62	John H. Vaught
Alabama	6-3-3	178	152	Lost 6-28	3-0-3	78	45	Harold D. Red Drew
Tennessee	6-4-1	240	153		3-2-1	95	80	Harvey Robinson
Mississippi State	5-2-3	196	119		3-1-3	121	80	Murray Warmath
Louisiana State	5-3-3	194	159		2-3-3	123	138	Gaynell Gus Tinsley
Florida	3-5-2	200	113		1-3-2	69	79	George R. Bob Woodruff
Georgia	3-8	155	250		1-5	71	149	Wallace Butts
Vanderbilt	3-7	131	258		1-5	59	172	Arthur L Art Guepe
Tulane	1-8-1	129	228		0-7	68	196	Raymond Bear Wolf

1953 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1953 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).