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Georgia Bulldogs

University of Georgia
Athens, GA
Founded: 1785
Stadium: Sanford Stadium
Capacity: 92,746
Colors: Red & Black
Coach: Wallace Butts
Conference: Southeastern-

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1891 <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024

1953 Season Highlights

Wallace Butts enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Georgia.

1953 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Villanova	32	19	W	@ Philadelphia, PA
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Tulane	16	14	W
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Texas A&M	12	14	L	@ Dallas, TX
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Maryland	13	40	L
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Louisiana State	6	14	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. North Carolina	27	14	W
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Alabama	12	33	L
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Florida	7	21	L	@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Auburn	18	39	L	@ Columbus, GA
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Southern Mississippi	0	14	L	@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 28	@ Georgia Tech	12	28	L

1953 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	155
Scoring Average	14.1
Points Allowed	250
Defense Average	22.7
Opponents Record	58-38
Conference Record	1-5
Home Record	2-4
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

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.