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1953 Tulane

1–⁠8–⁠1 (0–⁠7 Southeastern Conference), coached by Raymond Wolf.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1953, game by game: won vs. The Citadel 54–6; lost at Georgia 14–16; lost at No. 4 Michigan 7–26; lost vs. No. 10 Georgia Tech 13–27; lost vs. Ole Miss 14–45; lost at Auburn 7–34; tied vs. No. 15 Army 0–0; lost vs. Mississippi State 0–21; lost vs. Vanderbilt 7–21; lost at LSU 13–32+48−31Won 54–6 vs. The Citadel+48The CitadelLost 14–16 at Georgia-2GeorgiaLost 7–26 at No. 4 Michigan-19No. 4 MichiganLost 13–27 vs. No. 10 Georgia Tech-14No. 10 Georgia TechLost 14–45 vs. Ole Miss-31Ole MissLost 7–34 at Auburn-27AuburnTied 0–0 vs. No. 15 Army0No. 15 ArmyLost 0–21 vs. Mississippi State-21Mississippi Sta…Lost 7–21 vs. Vanderbilt-14VanderbiltLost 13–32 at LSU-19LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsThe CitadelW 54–⁠669%
Sep 26atGeorgiaL 14–⁠1633%
Oct 3at4MichiganL 7–⁠2632%
Oct 10vs10Georgia TechL 13–⁠2728%
Oct 17vsOle MissL 14–⁠4539%
Oct 24atAuburnL 7–⁠3444%
Oct 31vs15ArmyT 0–⁠040%
Nov 7vsMississippi StateL 0–⁠2144%
Nov 14vsVanderbiltL 7–⁠2154%
Nov 28atLSUL 13–⁠3224%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 32–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 102nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

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.

Led the nationMax McGee: kickoff return yards (371 yds)

Record
1–⁠8–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠7 12th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
129–⁠228
Coach
Raymond Wolf
Elo
1355 −139 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.2 No. 72 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1954

The 1954 draft
Rd 5Max McGee EGreen Bay Packers

1953 Southeastern Conference standings

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.