1953 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

American college football season

1953 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Sugar Bowl champion

Sugar Bowl, W 42–19 vs. West Virginia

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 9
AP| No. 8
Record| 9–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach|

* Bobby Dodd (9th season)

Captain| Sam Hensley
Ed Gossage
Orville Vereen
Home stadium| Grant Field
(Capacity: 44,000)

Seasons

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1954 ->

1953 Southeastern Conference football standings

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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

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1953 college football season.[1] The Yellow Jackets were led by ninth-year head coach Bobby Dodd and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. They finished second in the Southeastern Conference to Alabama, who had upset then-No. 5 Georgia Tech in Birmingham, giving the Yellow Jackets their first conference loss since 1950.[2] The Yellow Jackets were invited to the 1954 Sugar Bowl, where they defeated West Virginia, 42–19.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 19| Davidson*| No. 3|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| | W 53–0| 22,000| [3]
September 26| at No. 15 Florida| No. 3|

* Florida Field
* Gainesville, FL

| | T 0–0| 41,000| [4]
October 3| SMU*| No. 9|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| | W 6–4| 37,000| [5]
October 10| at Tulane| No. 10|

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| | W 27–13| 30,000| [6]
October 17| No. 19 Auburn| No. 6|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| | W 36–6| 39,500| [7]
October 24| at No. 1 Notre Dame*| No. 4|

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)

| | L 14–27| 58,254| [8]
October 31| at Vanderbilt| No. 8|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN (rivalry)

| | W 43–0| 24,000| [9]
November 7| Clemson*| No. 6|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| | W 20–7| 35,000| [10]
November 14| at Alabama| No. 5|

* Legion Field
* Birmingham, AL (rivalry)

| | L 6–13| 42,500| [11]
November 21| No. 15 Duke*| No. 12|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| | W 13–10| 40,000| [12]
November 28| Georgia| No. 10|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| | W 28–12| 41,000| [13]
January 1| vs. No. 10 West Virginia*| No. 8|

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)

| ABC| W 42–19| 71,666| [14]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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1. ^ "1953 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".
2. ^ "Alabama, Capitalizing on Two Pass Interceptions, Upsets Georgia Tech Team". New York Times. November 15, 1953. p. S4.
3. ^ "Davidson no test for romping Tech in 53–0 victory". The Birmingham News. September 20, 1953. Retrieved September 5, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Georgia Tech tied by 'Gators". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 27, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Georgia Tech squeezes pat SMU Mustangs, 6–4". The Brownsville Herald. October 4, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Georgia Tech trounces crippled Tulane, 27 to 13". Monroe Morning World. October 11, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Georgia Tech buries Auburn hopes, 36–6". The Orlando Sentinel. October 18, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Notre Dame snips Georgia Tech string, 27–14". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 25, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Georgia Tech rolls to easy win over Vanderbilt, 43–0". Durham Morning-Herald. November 1, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Georgia Tech trims Clemson 20–7". Florence Morning News. November 8, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Alabama turns back Georgia Tech 13 to 6". The Tuscaloosa News. November 15, 1953. p. 1. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
12. ^ "Georgia Tech overhauls Duke, 13–10". The Dayton Daily News. November 22, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Georgia Tech rolls, 28–12, over crippled Georgia U." Casper Star-Tribune. November 29, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "Georgia Tech crushes WVU, 42–19, smashing six records". Richmond Times-Dispatch. January 2, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
15. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 170.

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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Venues|

* Piedmont Park (1892–1893, 1898–1901, 1903–1904)
* Brisbine Park (1892, 1896–1897, 1902)
* Athletic Park Grounds (1894)
* The Flats (1905–1907, 1912)
* Ponce de Leon Park (1907–1911)
* Bobby Dodd Stadium (1913–present)

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* Georgia: Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate
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* Virginia Tech

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