| 1953 Gator Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Gator Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | RB John Hall (Florida) T Marv Matuszak (Tulsa) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Ronald Gibbs (MVC; split crew: MVC, SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 30,015 (26,500 paid)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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.[2] This was the Gators' first appearance in an NCAA-sanctioned bowl game.