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The 1953 Mississippi State Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi State College (now known as Mississippi State University) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1953 college football season. In their second year under head coach Murray Warmath, the team compiled an overall record of 5–2–3, with a mark of 3–1–3 in conference play, and placed sixth in the SEC.[1]

Record5–2–3 (3–1–3 SEC)
Headcoach
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1953 Mississippi State Maroons football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–2–3 (3–1–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
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1953 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Alabama $4–0–36–3–3
No. 8 Georgia Tech4–1–19–2–1
No. 16 Kentucky4–1–17–2–1
Ole Miss4–1–17–2–1
No. 17 Auburn4–2–17–3–1
Mississippi State3–1–35–2–3
Tennessee3–2–16–4–1
LSU2–3–35–3–3
Florida1–3–23–5–2
Vanderbilt1–5–03–7–0
Georgia1–5–03–8–0
Tulane0–7–01–8–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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This would be the last season for head coach Murray Warmath, who was hired by Minnesota after the season,[2] and for quarterback Jackie Parker, who went on to have a long career in the CFL. Parker would win his second SEC "Player of the Year" award by the Nashville Banner.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Memphis State*W 34–6[3]
September 26at No. 17 TennesseeW 26–025,000[4]
October 3North Texas State*No. 11W 21–615,000[5]
October 10AuburnNo. 13
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
T 21–2123,000[6]
October 17at KentuckyNo. 20L 13–3236,000[7]
October 24at AlabamaT 7–728,000[8]
October 31Texas Tech*L 20–2716,000[9]
November 7at TulaneW 21–0[10]
November 14at LSUW 26–1332,000[11]
November 28Ole Miss
T 7–734,920[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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