1953 Mississippi State Maroons football team

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.

1953 Mississippi State Maroons football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–2–3 (3–1–3 SEC)
Head coach
  • Murray Warmath (2nd season)
Home stadiumScott Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
1953 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Alabama $ 4 0 36 3 3
No. 8 Georgia Tech 4 1 19 2 1
No. 16 Kentucky 4 1 17 2 1
Ole Miss 4 1 17 2 1
No. 17 Auburn 4 2 17 3 1
Mississippi State 3 1 35 2 3
Tennessee 3 2 16 4 1
LSU 2 3 35 3 3
Florida 1 3 23 5 2
Vanderbilt 1 5 03 7 0
Georgia 1 5 03 8 0
Tulane 0 7 01 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

This would be the last season for head coach Murray Warmath, who was hired by Minnesota after the season, 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.

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