1953 Gator Bowl

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1953 Gator Bowl
Tulsa Golden Hurricane Florida Gators
(8–1–1) (7–3)
MVC SEC
13 14
Head coach: 
Buddy Brothers		 Head coach: 
Bob Woodruff
APCoaches
12NR
APCoaches
15NR
1234 Total
Tulsa 0076 13
Florida 7700 14
DateJanuary 1, 1953
Season1952
StadiumGator Bowl
LocationJacksonville, Florida
MVPRB John Hall (Florida)
T Marv Matuszak (Tulsa)
Gator Bowl
 < 1952 1954 > 

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 an NCAA-sanctioned bowl game.

Game summary[]

An extra point by Rick Casares proved the difference. Florida outrushed the Golden Hurricane 233 to 182, while Tulsa outpassed the Gators 132 to 101. The Golden Hurricane turned the ball over twice, while Florida turned it over five times. This was the first Gator Bowl where more than one player was be awarded MVP honors, which was done until 2011. [2]

  • Florida - Rick Casares, 2 yard touchdown run (Casares kick)
  • Florida - J. Hall, 37 yard touchdown pass from Fred Robinson (Casares kick)
  • Tulsa - J. C. Roberts. 3 yard touchdown run (Tom Miner kick)
  • Tulsa - Howard Waugh, 2 yard touchdown run (kick failed)

References[]

  1. ^ "MGGC Online | 1953 Gator Bowl". angelfire.com. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2016-12-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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