Kentucky at LSU

Saturday, October 10, 1953

Kentucky and No. 14 LSU tied 6–⁠6. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Kentucky led the series 2–⁠1–⁠1 as played.

AwayKentucky7–⁠2–⁠1 in 1953
6
Home14LSU5–⁠3–⁠3 in 1953
6

FinalHigh 76°F, low 45°FAttendance 38,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Favored LSU Tied, 6-6, by Kentucky

    Evening star, District of Columbia, October 11, 1953, page 68

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    Favored LSU Tied, 6–⁠6, by Kentucky BATON ROUGE. La, Oct. 10. An inspired Kentucky football team fought favored Louisiana State to a 6–⁠6 deadlock tonight. Fullback Jerry Marchand OF LSU rumbled “a yards to a touchdown within the first five minutes. climaxing a 62-yard march he sparked all the way. Kentucky, thrown for losses as it’s attack faltered in the first half, surged back late in the second quarter, opening LSU’s line with a canny mixture of passes and end runs to draw even at halftime. Brought downfield by a Sc ries of Bob Hardy to Steve Neil niger passes, Kentucky got its touchdown on Fullback Ralph Paolone’s 16-yard sprint through the middle. Kentucky - @ 6 o 0–⁠6 ISL e q n Of

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

LSU 57% to win.

Officially, LSU leads 39–⁠17–⁠1; as played, 40–⁠18–⁠1 in 59 meetings, counting the 55 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Kentucky 35, LSU 34
2021Kentucky 42, LSU 21
2014LSU 41, Kentucky 3
2011LSU 35, Kentucky 7
2007Kentucky 43, LSU 37
2006LSU 49, Kentucky 0

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