- 1953 Sugar Bowl
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Name=1953 Sugar Bowl
Date=January 1 ,1953
Year=1952
Visitor School=Georgia Tech
Visitor Name Short=Georgia Tech
Visitor Nickname=Yellow Jackets
Visitor Record=11-0
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Visitor Coaches=2
Visitor Coach=Bobby Dodd
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Home School=University of Mississippi
Home Name Short=Ole Miss
Home Nickname=Rebels
Home Record=8-0-2
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Home Coaches=7
Home Coach=John Vaught
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Type=Bowl Game
Stadium=Tulane Stadium
City=New Orleans, Louisiana The 1953 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the second ranked
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets , and the seventh rankedOle Miss Rebels . Georgia Tech won the matchup 24-7 to clinch a national championship.Mississippi scored first on a 4 yard touchdown run from Dillard, as they took a 7-0 first quarter lead. In the second quarter, Georgia Tech scored on a 1 yard Brigma run to tie the game at 7. Rodgers kicked a 25 yard field goal as Georgia Tech went up 10-7 at halftime. In the third quarter,
Leon Hardemann scored on a 6 yard touchdown run as Georgia Tech went up 17-7. In the fourth quarter, Rodgers threw a 26 yard touchdown pass to Knox, as Georgia Tech won 24-17.Leon Hardemann was named Sugar Bowl MVP.
References
*ESPN College Football Encyclopedia
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