Florida at Auburn

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 1, 1953, page 67

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  Auburn Strengthens Bowl Bid by Winning Over Florida, 16–⁠7 AUBURN, Ala, Oct. 31.-Led by it’s star quarterbacks. Bobby Freeman and Vince Dooley, Auburn edged further into the bowl picture today with an impressive 1877 victory over Florida. The victors drove At yards in the first period before Fullback Charley Hathaway drove the final 2 for the opening touchdown. The next Auburn touchdown came on a 10-yard run by Free man. Another Auburn drive, stopped at the Florida Is, was eliminated by Joe Davis 26-yard field goal to give the winners a 1910 mar gin in the third quarter. Through the first three periods, Florida netted only one first down but in the fourth a flock of substitutes engineered a o. yard march for a touchdown after an Auburn drive had been stopped on Florida’s 4. Fullback Joe Brodsky scored on a short plunge after Tommy Haddock had raced 81 and Quarterback Fred Robinson had passed 80 to Jackie Simpson to place it on the Auburn 2. It was Auburn’s third South eastern Conference victory and it came before 25,500 fans who made up a record crowd in the small Cliff Hare stadium for the homecoming contest. Florida ------ 9 Q Q Z. AUBURN ----.--- U-l6 Florida scoring. Touchdowns-Brodsky Conversion-Allen. Auburn scoring: Touchdowns--Hataway, Freeman. Conversion – Davis. Field goal-DaYis

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Auburn leads 44–⁠40–⁠2 in 86 meetings, counting the 55 since this game.