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).
An extra point by Rick Casares proved the difference.
Florida outrushed the Golden Hurricane 233 to 182, while Tulsa outpassed the Gators 132 to 101.
This was the first Gator Bowl where more than one player was awarded MVP honors, which was done until 2011.
[4] Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game.