1953 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1953 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1953 record	6–4–1 (3–2–1 SEC)
Head coach	Harvey Robinson
Home stadium	Shields-Watkins Field
Seasons

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 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1953 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Harvey Robinson, in his first year, and played their home games at Shields-Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of six wins, four losses and one tie (6–4–1 overall, 3–2–1 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 26	Mississippi State	#17	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN		L 0–26
October 3*	Duke		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN		L 7–21
October 10*	Chattanooga		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN		W 40–7
October 17	at Alabama		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)	NBC	T 0–0
October 22*	Louisville		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN		W 59–6
October 31*	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC		W 20–6
November 7†	LSU		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN		W 32–14
November 14	at Florida	#18	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry)		W 9–7
November 21	at #13 Kentucky		McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel)		L 21–27
November 28	Vanderbilt		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN		W 33–6
November 21*	at Houston		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX		L 19–33
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Team players drafted into in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Bill Barbish	Back	8	95	Cleveland Browns
Bob Fisher	Tackle	10	115	Pittsburgh Steelers

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References

General

• (PDF) 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book. Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/tenn/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2011_record_book.pdf. Retrieved March 10, 2012.

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