Bowls and playoffs
The 1953 football postseason, including games played in 1954.
Bowls
Cotton Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Rice 28 · Alabama 6
January 1, 1954
Location not documented
Gator Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Texas Tech 35 · Auburn 13
January 1, 1954
Location not documented
Orange Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Oklahoma 7 · Maryland 0
January 1, 1954
Location not documented
Rose Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Michigan St. 28 · UCLA 20
January 1, 1954
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Sugar Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Georgia Tech 42 · West Virginia 19
January 1, 1954
Location not documented
Sun Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
UTEP 37 · Southern Miss. 14
January 1, 1954
Location not documented
Tangerine Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Arkansas St. 7 · Tex. A&M-Commerce 7
January 1, 1954
Location not documented
Aztec Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Mexico City 45 · Eastern N.M. 26
Date not documented
Mexico
Burley Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
East Tenn. St. 48 · Emory & Henry 12
November 26, 1953
Johnson City, TN
Cigar Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Missouri Valley 12 · Wis.-La Crosse 12
January 1, 1954
Tampa, FL
Corn Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Western Ill. 32 · Iowa Wesleyan 0
November 26, 1953
Bloomington, IL
Elks Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Charleston (WV) 12 · East Carolina 0
January 2, 1954
Location not documented
Iodine Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Allen 33 · Paul Quinn 6
December 5, 1953
Charleston, SC
Orange Blossom Classic
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Prairie View 33 · Florida A&M 27
December 5, 1953
Miami
Prairie View Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Prairie View 33 · Texas Southern 8
January 1, 1954
Also called Bayou City Bowl
Refrigerator Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Sam Houston St. 14 · Col. of Idaho 12
December 6, 1953
Evansville, IN
Tropical Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Virginia Union 13 · Bethune-Cookman 0
December 12, 1953
Location not documented
All-star games
Blue-Gray All-Star Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
Gray 40 · Blue 20
December 26, 1953
Location not documented
Chicago College All-Star Football
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
Detroit 31 · All-Stars 6
August 13, 1954
Location not documented
East-West Shrine Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
West 31 · East 7
January 2, 1954
Location not documented
North-South All-Star Shrine Game
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
South 20 · North 0
December 25, 1953
Location not documented
Senior Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
North 20 · South 14
January 9, 1954
Location not documented
This directory follows documented editions. Dates, results, and selection rules that have not been documented are marked on each event’s page.