1953 LSU Tigers football team

1953 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1953 record	5–3–3 (2–3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Gaynell Tinsley (6th year)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium

1953 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#13 Alabama $	4	–	0	–	3			6	–	3	–	3
#8 Georgia Tech	4	–	1	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
#16 Kentucky	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Ole Miss	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
#17 Auburn	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
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	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Georgia	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Tulane	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1953 college football season. Under head coach Gaynell Tinsley, the Tigers had a record of 5–3–3 with an SEC record of 2–3–3.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 19	#11 Texas*		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 20–7
September 26	#5 Alabama		Ladd Memorial Stadium • Mobile, AL (Rivalry)	T 7–7
October 3	Boston College*	#19	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 42–6
October 10	Kentucky	#14	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	T 6–6
October 17	at Georgia		Sanford Field • Athens, GA	W 14–6
October 24	at Florida	#14	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry)	T 21–21
October 31	#18 Ole Miss		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)	L 16–27
November 7	at Tennessee		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	L 14–32
November 14	Mississippi State		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	L 13–26
November 21	at Arkansas*		War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Rivalry)	W 9–8
November 28	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 32–13
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

• Source: LSUSports.net: 1953 LSU football schedule^[2]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at LSU	Alma Mater
Gaynell (Gus) Tinsley	Head coach	6	LSU (1936)
Marty Broussard	Trainer
Perry Moss	Backfield Coach
Abner Wimberly	End Coach
Clarence (Pop) Strange	Freshman Coach
Charles McClendon	Line Coach
Will Walls	Line Coach
Cecil Isbell	Backfield Coach
Reference:[3]

Roster

Name	Position	Number		Name	Position	Number
Arnold Alexander				Larry Jones	Center
Andy Alford	Left Guard	65		Bob Lawrence		70
Phil Beron				Sam Leake
George Brancato	Halfback	44		Jerry Marchand	Fullback	34
Larry Brooks				Joe McAdam
Ivan Camp	Center			Paul Miller	Guard
Art Croy				Jim Mitchell	End	87
Tommy Davis	Kicker/Fullback	33		Larry Mobley
Richard Desonier	Right End			Sammy Murphy	Right End
Lou Deutschman	Halfback	23		Charles Oakley	Fullback	21
Gary Dildy	Center			George Oliver
Al Doggett	Quarterback/Halfback	24		Ted Paris
Jerry Dumas		81		Enos Parker	Tackle
Donald Dye				Dickie Prescott
Ed Fogg	Left Tackle			Al Robichaux	Tackle
Sid Fournet	Defensive Tackle/Offensive Tackle			Vincent Roy
Russell Gautreaux	Fullback			Billy Sheehy
Vincent Gonzales				Don Stinson
Al Guglielmo	Right End			Cliff Stringfield	Quarterback
Bill Harris	Left Tackle	77		Joe Tuminello	End	84
Bobby Gene Hartley				Win Turner	Quarterback	12
Harry Hodges				Mack Wampold
Levi (Chuck) Johns	Halfback	11		Reference:[4]

References

1. 1954 Gumbo, LSU Press, p. 116–129
2. "1953 LSU football schedule". LSUSports.net. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
3. 1954 Gumbo, LSU Press, p. 117
4. 1954 Gumbo, LSU Press, p. 119-129