Oct. 3, 1953 – Away – Doak Campbell Stadium – Tallahassee, Fla. – Attendance 9,000
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida State | 14 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 59 |
| Louisville | Florida State | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 4 | 16 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 76 | 397 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 7 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 28 | 147 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 2-10-1 | 7-17-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 2.8 | 8.6 |
| Average Per Completion | 14.0 | 21.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 104 | 544 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 8-5 | 2-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 3-14 | 10-100 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 7-178 | 2-51 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 25.4 | 25.5 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-1 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 0-0 | 5-9 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| FUMBLES |
|---|
| Louisville – 8-5 Florida State – 2-1 |
John Becker, Bob Bender, Hal Bethea / Herman Bethea, Blankenship, Don Boyd, George Chrestensen, Don Cooper, Tom Currin, Jim Daniels, Dehlaski, Bill Desenberg, Ray Farmer, Jim Hollowell, Jim Houser, Fred Hughes, Gene Jaggers, Dick Kovanda, Miles Kozubik, Hugh Kriever, Bob Lichvar, Bill Lively, Mike McDonald, Jack Meade, Joe Nicoletti, John Noon, Nord, Jim Olmstead, Frank Otte, Charlie Phillips, Don Purcell, Ray Schaftlein, Rex Slechter, Clarence Smith, Nunzio Tisci, Johnny Unitas, Jerry Wibbels