1953 Navy Midshipmen football team

1953 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3–2
Head coach
CaptainDick Olson
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
1953 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Arkansas State    8 0 2
Delaware    7 1 0
Maryland State    7 1 0
Mississippi Southern    9 2 0
Navy    4 3 2
Memphis State    6 4 0
Florida State    5 5 0
Tampa    6 6 0
Miami (FL)    4 5 0
Sewanee    3 5 0
Marshall    2 5 2
Chattanooga    3 7 0
Louisville    1 7 0
Virginia    1 8 0

The 1953 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1953 college football season. They began the season ranked 13th in the preseason AP poll. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Eddie Erdelatz.