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5/22/1953
Alabama safety Hootie Ingram and lineman Ed Culpepper have been chosen as the Southeastern Conference's pre-season best defensive back and best blocking lineman. Alabama, coming off its 61-6 win over Syracuse in the Orange Bowl, is selected as the team to beat in the SEC followed by Georgia Tech and Ole Miss. |
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Coach: Harold "Red" Drew (Bates) Record: 10-2
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September 19, 1952 |
Southern Mississippi |
20-6 |
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September 27, 1952 |
LSU |
21-20 |
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October 3, 1952 |
Miami |
21-7 |
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October 11, 1952 |
Virginia Tech |
33-0 |
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October 18, 1952 |
Tennessee |
0-20 |
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October 25, 1952 |
Mississippi State |
42-19 |
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November 1, 1952 |
Georgia |
34-19 |
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November 8, 1952 |
Chattanooga |
42-28 |
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November 15, 1952 |
Georgia Tech |
3-7 |
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November 22, 1952 |
Maryland |
27-7 |
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November 29, 1952 |
Auburn |
21-0 |
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1953 Orange Bowl |
Syracuse |
61-6 |
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Captain(s): Bobby Wilson
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For the first time since 1945 Alabama won 10 games and the crowning achievement came when the Tide burnt the Orangemen of Syracuse 61-6 on New Year's Day in the Orange Bowl. Senior sensation Bobby Marlow (who would reject an NFL contract after being picked first by the New York Giants to go into Canadian football) earned Ail-American honors while sophomore defensive back Hootie Ingram led the NCAA in interceptions with his 10, which is still a school record.
Ingram also ran a punt back 80 yards for a TD in the Orange Bowl rout and he joined Marlow and guard Jerry Watford on the All-SEC squad. The Tide's lone losses were to Tennessee and unbeaten, untied SEC Champion Georgia Tech (10-7 in a televised game from Atlanta). Bob Conway's 95-yard kickoff return for a TD proved to be the difference maker in a 21-20 win over LSU but perhaps the most momentous win was a 27-7 win over national power Maryland of Coach Jim Tatum. |
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Notes: Drew joined Xen Scott, Wallace Wade, and Frank Thomas as a Bama coach with double-digit wins. Drew was voted the SEC Coach of the Year, while Bobby Marlow was picked as the Birmingham Monday Morning Quarterback Club's SEC Player of the Year |
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