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1953 Auburn

7–⁠3–⁠1 (4–⁠2–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ralph Jordan, finished No. 17 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 1953, game by game: won vs. Stetson 47–0; won vs. No. 15 Ole Miss 13–0; tied at No. 13 Mississippi State 21–21; lost at No. 6 Georgia Tech 6–36; won vs. Tulane 34–7; won vs. Florida 16–7; won at Miami 29–20; won vs. Georgia 39–18; won at Clemson 45–19; lost vs. Alabama 7–10; lost vs. No. 14 Texas Tech 13–35+47−30Won 47–0 vs. Stetson+47StetsonWon 13–0 vs. No. 15 Ole Miss+13No. 15 Ole MissTied 21–21 at No. 13 Mississippi State0No. 13 Mississippi Sta…Lost 6–36 at No. 6 Georgia Tech-30No. 6 Georgia TechWon 34–7 vs. Tulane+27TulaneWon 16–7 vs. Florida+9FloridaWon 29–20 at Miami+9MiamiWon 39–18 vs. Georgia+21GeorgiaWon 45–19 at Clemson+26ClemsonLost 7–10 vs. Alabama-3AlabamaLost 13–35 vs. No. 14 Texas Tech-22No. 14 Texas Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsStetsonW 47–⁠085%
Oct 3vs15Ole MissW 13–⁠026%
Oct 10at13Mississippi StateT 21–⁠2126%
Oct 17at6Georgia TechL 6–⁠3613%
Oct 24vsTulaneW 34–⁠756%
Oct 31vsFloridaW 16–⁠744%
Nov 6atMiamiW 29–⁠2053%
Nov 14vsGeorgiaW 39–⁠1853%
Nov 21atClemsonW 45–⁠1952%
Nov 28vsAlabamaL 7–⁠1039%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs14Texas TechGator BowlL 13–⁠3536%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas Tech 35–⁠13 in the Gator Bowl; No. 17 in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 19
  2. Wk 7: 15
  3. Wk 8: 20
  4. Wk 9: 14
  5. Wk 10: 16
  6. Final: 17

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1953.

Record
7–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 5th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 17 peak No. 14
Points
270–⁠173
Coach
Ralph Jordan
Elo
1545 +154 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.8 No. 17 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Vince Dooley

All-SEC

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • George AtkinsOGAP-2; UP-3

From Wikipedia’s 1953 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1953 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama4–⁠0–⁠36–⁠3–⁠313
Georgia Tech4–⁠1–⁠19–⁠2–⁠18
Kentucky4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠116
Ole Miss4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Auburn4–⁠2–⁠17–⁠3–⁠117
Mississippi State3–⁠1–⁠35–⁠2–⁠3
Tennessee3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
LSU2–⁠3–⁠35–⁠3–⁠3
Florida1–⁠3–⁠23–⁠5–⁠2
Vanderbilt1–⁠53–⁠7
Georgia1–⁠53–⁠8
Tulane0–⁠71–⁠8–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.