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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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. This was the Gators' first appearance in an NCAA-sanctioned bowl game.