1953 Vanderbilt
3–7 (1–5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Arthur Guepe. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Middle Tennessee 31–13Nov 21
By 18 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at Pennsylvania | L 7–13 | 37% |
| Oct 3 | vs Alabama | L 12–21 | 45% |
| Oct 10 | at Ole Miss | L 6–28 | 25% |
| Oct 17 | at 8Baylor | L 6–47 | 21% |
| Oct 24 | vs Virginia | W 28–13 | 50% |
| Oct 31 | vs 8Georgia Tech | L 0–43 | 25% |
| Nov 7 | vs 14Kentucky | L 14–40 | 32% |
| Nov 14 | at Tulane | W 21–7 | 46% |
| Nov 21 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 31–13 | 92% |
| Nov 28 | at Tennessee | L 6–33 | 22% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 33–6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 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.
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 1–5 tied for 10th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 131–258
- Coach
- Arthur Guepe
- Elo
- 1444 −52 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −6.5 No. 78 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Larry Stone
1953 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4–0–3 | 6–3–3 | 13 |
| Georgia Tech | 4–1–1 | 9–2–1 | 8 |
| Kentucky | 4–1–1 | 7–2–1 | 16 |
| Ole Miss | 4–1–1 | 7–2–1 | |
 Auburn | 4–2–1 | 7–3–1 | 17 |
 Mississippi State | 3–1–3 | 5–2–3 | |
| Tennessee | 3–2–1 | 6–4–1 | |
 LSU | 2–3–3 | 5–3–3 | |
 Florida | 1–3–2 | 3–5–2 | |
 Vanderbilt | 1–5 | 3–7 | |
 Georgia | 1–5 | 3–8 | |
| Tulane | 0–7 | 1–8–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.