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Louisiana State Football Team History


Louisiana State Tigers
Louisiana State University
 Baton Rouge, LA
Founded: 1860
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Capacity: 92,400
Colors: Purple & Gole
Coach: Gaynell Gus Tinsley
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024
1953 Season Highlights
 Gaynell Gus Tinsley enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Louisiana State.
 
1953 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Texas  20   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Alabama  7   7   T    @ Mobile, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Boston College  42   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Kentucky  6   6   T       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Georgia  14   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Florida  21   21   T       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Mississippi  16   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Tennessee  14   32   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Mississippi State  13   26   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Arkansas  9   8   W    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Nov. 28  vs. Tulane  32   13   W       
 
1953 Season Totals
  Record5-3 -3
  Points Scored194
  Scoring Average17.6
  Points Allowed159
  Defense Average14.5
  Opponents Record53-47
  Conference Record2-3
  Home Record3-2 -1
  Away Record2-1 -2
1953 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1953 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia Tech 9-2-1288111Won  42-194-1-114044  Bobby Dodd
Auburn 7-3-1270173Lost  13-354-2-113699  Ralph Shug Jordan
Kentucky 7-2-1201116 4-1-113789  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Mississippi 7-2-1236113 4-1-112962  John H. Vaught
Alabama 6-3-3178152Lost  6-283-0-37845  Harold D. Red Drew
Tennessee 6-4-1240153 3-2-19580  Harvey Robinson
Mississippi State 5-2-3196119 3-1-312180  Murray Warmath
Louisiana State 5-3-3194159 2-3-3123138  Gaynell Gus Tinsley
Florida 3-5-2200113 1-3-26979  George R. Bob Woodruff
Georgia 3-8155250 1-571149  Wallace Butts
Vanderbilt 3-7131258 1-559172  Arthur L Art Guepe
Tulane 1-8-1129228 0-768196  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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.