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Florida Gators

University of Florida
Gainsville, FL
Founded: 1853
Stadium: Florida Field
Capacity: 90,010
Colors: Orange & Blue
Coach: George R. Bob Woodruff
Conference: Southeastern-

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1906 <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024

1953 Season Highlights

George R. Bob Woodruff enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Florida.

1953 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Rice	16	20	L
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Georgia Tech	0	0	T
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Kentucky	13	26	L
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Stetson	45	0	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Citadel	60	0	W	@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Louisiana State	21	21	T
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Auburn	7	16	L
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Georgia	21	7	W	@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Tennessee	7	9	L
Sat., Nov. 28	@ Miami	10	14	L

1953 Season Totals
Record	3-5 -2
Points Scored	200
Scoring Average	20.0
Points Allowed	113
Defense Average	11.3
Opponents Record	50-29
Conference Record	1-3
Home Record	2-1 -2
Away Record	1-4

1953 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1953 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia Tech	9-2-1	288	111	Won 42-19	4-1-1	140	44	Bobby Dodd
Auburn	7-3-1	270	173	Lost 13-35	4-2-1	136	99	Ralph Shug Jordan
Kentucky	7-2-1	201	116		4-1-1	137	89	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Mississippi	7-2-1	236	113		4-1-1	129	62	John H. Vaught
Alabama	6-3-3	178	152	Lost 6-28	3-0-3	78	45	Harold D. Red Drew
Tennessee	6-4-1	240	153		3-2-1	95	80	Harvey Robinson
Mississippi State	5-2-3	196	119		3-1-3	121	80	Murray Warmath
Louisiana State	5-3-3	194	159		2-3-3	123	138	Gaynell Gus Tinsley
Florida	3-5-2	200	113		1-3-2	69	79	George R. Bob Woodruff
Georgia	3-8	155	250		1-5	71	149	Wallace Butts
Vanderbilt	3-7	131	258		1-5	59	172	Arthur L Art Guepe
Tulane	1-8-1	129	228		0-7	68	196	Raymond Bear Wolf

1953 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1953 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.