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American college football season
The 1953 Florida Gators football team represented the
University of Florida during the
1953 college football season. The season was the fourth for
Bob Woodruff as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The 1953 season was a year of rebuilding and backsliding after the graduation of
All-American
Charlie LaPradd and the loss of fullback
Rick Casares to the U.S. Army. The highlight of the season was the Gators' second consecutive victory over the
Georgia Bulldogs, but the Gators began a pattern of agonizingly close losses to the
Rice Owls (16–20),
Auburn Tigers (7–16),
Tennessee Volunteers (7–9) and
Miami Hurricanes (10–14), as well as two ties with the
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (0–0) and
LSU Tigers (21–21). Woodruff's 1953 Florida Gators finished with a 3–5–2 overall record and a 1–3–2 record in the
Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing ninth of twelve SEC teams.
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | at No. 12
Rice* | No. 15 | | L 16–20 | 55,000 |
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September 26 | No. 3
Georgia Tech | | | T 0–0 | 41,000 |
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October 3 | at
Kentucky | | | L 13–26 | |
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October 10 |
Stetson* | | - Florida Field
- Gainesville, FL
| W 45–0 | 18,000 |
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October 17 | vs.
The Citadel* | | | W 60–0 | 15,000 |
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October 24 | No. 14
LSU | | - Florida Field
- Gainesville, FL (
rivalry)
| T 21–21 | 39,000 |
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October 31 | at
Auburn | | | L 7–16 | 25,500 |
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November 7 | vs.
Georgia | | - Gator Bowl Stadium
- Jacksonville, FL (
rivalry)
| W 21–7 | 36,000 |
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November 14 | No. 18
Tennessee | | - Florida Field
- Gainesville, FL (
rivalry)
| L 7–9 | 29,000 |
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November 28 | at
Miami (FL)* | | | L 10–14 | 65,000 |
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- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
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2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide
Archived 2015-12-08 at the
Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
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"Gator rally fails as Rice wins, 20–16". Fort Lauderdale News. September 20, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Georgia Tech tied by 'Gators". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 27, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Kentucky stops Florida Gators in 26–13 clash". The Selma Times-Journal. October 4, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Gator underclassmen overpower Stetson, 45–0". St. Petersburg Times. October 11, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Florida rips wildly over Citadel, 60–0". The Greenville News. October 18, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Florida wrestles LSU to tie, 21–21". Tallahassee Democrat. October 25, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Auburn Plainsmen trample Gators 16–7". Fort Myers News-Press. November 1, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Florida Gators wallop Georgia in 21–7 game". Panama City News-Herald. November 8, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Late Tennessee field goal nips Florida, 9–7". The Tampa Tribune. November 15, 1953. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Late Miami score sinks Florida, 14–10". Pensacola News Journal. November 29, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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