Record: 76-45-7, .621 W-L% (1st of 10) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 9.67 (1st of 10) ▪ SOS: 5.56 (4th of 10)
Conference Champion: Georgia Tech
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 2 (Georgia Tech and Tennessee)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 6 (Alabama, Florida, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee)
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Georgia Tech | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 27.1 | 4.9 | 23.27 | 5.52 | |
| Tennessee | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .917 | 23.5 | 7.2 | 16.10 | 4.37 | |
| Mississippi | 8 | 1 | 2 | .818 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .714 | 22.2 | 10.9 | 14.27 | 5.54 | |
| Alabama | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 27.1 | 11.6 | 15.40 | 2.98 | |
| Georgia | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 20.5 | 18.9 | 7.88 | 6.52 | |
| Florida | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 27.6 | 11.1 | 14.52 | 2.43 | |
| Mississippi State | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 25.0 | 20.7 | 7.21 | 3.33 | |
| Tulane | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 18.8 | 14.6 | 6.31 | 4.31 | |
| Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 2 | .545 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .333 | 14.6 | 15.7 | 3.70 | 4.34 | |
| Louisiana State | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 14.8 | 21.4 | 4.72 | 11.42 | |
| Vanderbilt | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 15.1 | 19.9 | 2.02 | 7.32 | |
| Auburn | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 13.9 | 20.8 | 0.58 | 8.68 | |
| School | Pre | 9/29 | 10/6 | 10/13 | 10/22 | 10/27 | 11/3 | 11/10 | 11/17 | 11/24 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Mississippi | 18 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||
| Tennessee | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | ||
| Alabama | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 9 | |||
| Florida | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | ||||||
| Kentucky | 19 | 20 | |||||||||
| Georgia | 19 |
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-01-01 | Cotton Bowl | Texas | 16 | Tennessee | 0 | Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) |
| 1953-01-01 | Gator Bowl | Florida | 14 | Tulsa | 13 | Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL) |
| 1953-01-01 | Orange Bowl | Alabama | 61 | Syracuse | 6 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) |
| 1953-01-01 | Sugar Bowl | Georgia Tech | 24 | Mississippi | 7 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |
| SEC Player of the Year: | Jackie Parker (Mississippi State) |
| SEC Coach of the Year: | Bobby Dodd (Georgia Tech) |