| 1953Auburn Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 17 |
| Record | 7–3–1 (4–2–1 SEC) |
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| Captain | Vince Dooley |
| Home stadium | Cliff Hare Stadium Legion Field Ladd Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 13Alabama $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16Kentucky | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17Auburn | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1953 Auburn Tigers football team representedAuburn University in the1953 college football season. It was the Tigers' 62nd overall and 21st season as a member of theSoutheastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coachRalph "Shug" Jordan, in his third year, and played their home games atCliff Hare Stadium inAuburn, theCramton Bowl inMontgomery andLadd Memorial Stadium inMobile, Alabama. They finished with a record of seven wins, three losses and one tie (7–3–1 overall, 4–2–1 in the SEC) and with a loss toTexas Tech in theGator Bowl.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | Stetson* | W 47–0 | 9,500 | [1] | ||
| October 3 | No. 15Ole Miss | W 13–0 | 20,000 | [2] | ||
| October 10 | at No. 13Mississippi State | T 21–21 | 23,000 | [3] | ||
| October 17 | at No. 8Georgia Tech | No. 19 | L 6–36 | 39,500 | [4] | |
| October 24 | Tulane | W 34–7 | 18,763 | [5] | ||
| October 31 | Florida |
| W 16–7 | 25,500 | [6] | |
| November 6 | atMiami (FL)* | No. 15 | W 29–20 | 26,472 | [7] | |
| November 14 | vs.Georgia | No. 20 | W 39–18 | 26,000 | [8] | |
| November 21 | atClemson* | No. 14 | W 45–19 | 20,000 | [9] | |
| November 28 | vs.Alabama | No. 16 | L 7–10 | 43,018 | [10] | |
| January 1 | vs.Texas Tech* | No. 17 | L 13–35 | 28,641 | [11] | |
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Serving as team captain, Dooley played quarterback and corner back for the 53' Auburn Tigers. Vince completed 25 of 47 passes for a 53.1 completion percentage. This was the best mark by an Auburn signal caller since All-American Travis Tidwell. Dooley was named to the Senior Bowl at the conclusion of the season and was invited to the annual Blue-Gray Game. He was named Offensive MVP after the Gator Bowl.
Big Ed was named team co-captain to the 1953 Auburn Tigers. He opened up running lanes for future All-SEC backFob James and was voted the SEC's "Best Offensive Center" at the conclusion of the regular season.