Mississippi State at Tulane
Saturday, November 7, 1953 Share
Mississippi State beat Tulane 21–0. It was their 31st meeting; after it, Tulane led the series 19–11–1.
FinalHigh 61°F, low 46°F
In the newspapers

Evening star, November 8, 1953, page 69
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NEW ORLEANS, Nov. T. Quarterback Jackie Parker scored one touchdown, passed for an other and engineered a brutal ground attack in leading flred-up Mississippi State to a 21–0 foot ball victory over Tulane today. Parker showed ball handling genius and clever running in directing two scoring drives in the first half and one in the second. He made State the aggressor throughout the Southeastern Conference battle as his team monopolized the ball. Half a dozen backs showed bruising power in handing Tulanes line its worst beating of the year. Parker sent Fullbacks George Suda and Charles Evans and Halfback Don Morris crash
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)
Mississippi State 56% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Mississippi State–Tulane gameMississippi State leads 30–25–1 in 56 meetings, counting the 25 since this game.
Around this game
Mississippi State
- Next gameat LSUNov. 14, 1953
- SeasonMississippi State in 1953
- ProgramMississippi State history and records
Tulane
- Next gamevs. VanderbiltNov. 14, 1953
- SeasonTulane in 1953
- ProgramTulane history and records

