# 1953 LSU Tigers football team

The 1953 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1953 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Gaynell Tinsley, the Tigers compiling an overall record of 5–3–3 with a mark of 2–3–3 in conference play, placing eighth in the SEC.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 19 | No. 11 Texas* | | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | W 20–7 | 45,000 |
| September 26 | at No. 5 Alabama | | Ladd Memorial StadiumMobile, AL (rivalry) | T 7–7 | 33,809 |
| October 3 | Boston College* | No. 19 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | W 42–6 | 25,000 |
| October 10 | Kentucky | No. 14 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | T 6–6 | 38,000 |
| October 17 | at Georgia | | Sanford FieldAthens, GA | W 14–6 | 23,000 |
| October 24 | at Florida | No. 14 | Florida FieldGainesville, FL (rivalry) | T 21–21 | 39,000 |
| October 31 | No. 18 Ole Miss | | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (rivalry) | L 16–27 | 45,000 |
| November 7 | at Tennessee | | Shields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN | L 14–32 | 23,000 |
| November 14 | Mississippi State | | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (rivalry) | L 13–26 | 32,000 |
| November 21 | at Arkansas* | | War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR (rivalry) | W 9–8 | 22,000 |
| November 28 | at Tulane | | Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag) | W 32–13 | |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game |||||||

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at LSU | Alma Mater |
| Gaynell Tinsley | Head coach | 6 | LSU (1936) |
| Marty Broussard | Trainer | | |
| Perry Moss | Backfield coach | | |
| Abner Wimberly | Ends coach | | |
| Clarence "Pop" Strange | Freshman coach | | |
| Charles McClendon | Line coach | | |
| Will Walls | Line coach | | |
| Cecil Isbell | Backfield coach | | |
| Adam Kretowicz | Northeast Scout | | |
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## 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 | 53 | 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: | Reference: | Reference: |