1953 Gator Bowl

1953 Gator Bowl
Florida Gators Tulsa Golden Hurricane (7–3) (8–1–1) 14 13 Head coach:  Bob Woodruff Head coach:  Buddy Brothers
1 2 3 4 Total Florida 7 7 0 0 14 Tulsa 0 0 7 6 13
Date	January 1, 1953
Season	1952
Stadium	Gator Bowl
Location	Jacksonville, Florida

The 1953 Gator Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Tulsa Golden Hurricane of the Missouri Valley Conference and the Florida Gators representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Florida defeated Tulsa 14–13.^[1] This was the Gators' first appearance in a NCAA-sanctioned bowl game

Game summary

An extra point by Rick Casares proved the difference.^[2]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP FLA TUL 1 FLA Rick Casares 2-yard touchdown run, Rick Casares kick good 7 0 2 FLA John Hall 37-yard touchdown reception from Leffie Robinson, Rick Casares kick good 14 0 3 TUL Roberts 3-yard touchdown run, Tom Miner kick good 14 7 4 TUL Howard Waugh 2-yard touchdown run, Tom Miner kick no good 14 13 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 13

References

1. "MGGC Online | 1953 Gator Bowl". angelfire.com. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
2. Noel Nash, ed., The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football, Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois, pp. 16–18 (1998).