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1953 Gulf States Conference Champions

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CFB150 Southeastern Football Championship Countdown – Day Three – 1953

Lions celebrating championship seasons as part of CFB150 initiative heading into season opener

2019 will feature a season-long celebration of the 150th anniversary of college football. Throughout the nation, the CFB150 initiative will help remember the game's greatest teams, players, coaches and moments. Over the next nine days heading into the Aug. 29 opener versus No. 6 Jacksonville State, Southeastern Louisiana Football will participate in the initiative by celebrating the nine championship seasons in school history.

When the Lions and Gamecocks meet, the SLU faithful will see flags commemorating each championship season adorn the east side of Strawberry Stadium. Southeastern head coach Frank Scelfo is proud to celebrate Southeastern's history.

"Our championship teams deserve to be honored for their accomplishments," Scelfo said. "Those teams all had one focus and one shared vision. That's why they were champions. We want our 2019 teams and beyond to have that same championship vision".


Day One - 1946
Day Two - 1952
 
1953 | (6-3-0, 5-1-0 GSC) | Gulf States Conference Champions

Results: 9/19 - at ULM*, W, 28-0 | 9/26 – UL Lafayette*, W, 39-13 | 10/3 – at Louisiana College*, W, 14-6 | 10/10 – Stephen F. Austin, W, 35-0 | 10/17 – at Southern Miss, L, 7-0 | 10/31 – at Northwestern State*, W, 27-19 | 11/7 – Louisiana Tech (HC)*, L, 12-0 | 11/14 – at McNeese*, W, 20-0 | 11/21 at Memphis, L, 20-7
* - Gulf States Conference contest

Head Coach: Stan Galloway (Southeastern Athletics Hall of Fame)
 
Stan Galloway
Stanley Galloway
                                                                           

Letterwinners: Malcolm Bailey | Tommy Bell | C.P. Bourgeois | Milton Brady | Eugene Broussard | W.E. Broussard | Joel Chaisson | Doug Daniels | Justin Fernandez | Daniel Fournet | Bill Goff | Huey Husser – Southeastern Athletics Hall of Fame | Bobby Joe Jennings# | Joe Johnson | Titus Johnston | Donald Lambert | Rodney Ledet | Sal Locascio | Joe Lucia | Vincent Lucia | Don Marino# | Richard McMurray | Tony Misita | Roy Mouras | Raymond Naquin | Malcolm Patterson | Donald C. Peroyea | Hubert Polk – Southeastern Athletics Hall of Fame | Ray "Coon" Porta# – Southeastern Athletics Hall of Fame | Kenneth Rigdell | George Rogers | Marion Salloum | Jack Schommer | Jerry Scogin | Freddy Seals | Richard Stiga | Gerald Frank Stone | Noel Suarez | William Swain | Larry Troxler
# - 1953 All-Gulf States Conference
 
3724
Hubert Polk
2184
Huey Husser
25655
Ray "Coon" Porta





















Fun Facts:
- Won second of three straight Gulf States Conference championships
- Second of six conference championships won under legendary Hall of Fame coach Stan Galloway
- All-Conference performer Bobby Joe Jennings was voted the team's MVP and served as team captain
- Tommy Bell was the leading rusher in 1953 (569 yards) and is currently eighth in school history in career rushing yards
- Larry Troxler (8.08) and Don Marino (7.57) are second and third in career yards per rush on the program's career list
- Marion Salloum rushed for 143 yards in 20-0 win at McNeese
- All-Conference QB Ray Porta threw for nine touchdowns in debut season in Hammond
- Huey Husser led the team in receptions as a true freshman – the first of four straight seasons in which the Southeastern Athletics Hall of Famer did so
- Porta was also the team's starting punter
- All-Conference performer Don Marino led the team in punt and kickoff returns
- Joe Johnson's 75-yard punt in season finale at Memphis is the longest in school history


 
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