1953 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1953 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–8
Head coach
Captains
  • Robert Potter
  • Joseph Mehalick
Home stadiumScott 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 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1953 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach Ned McDonald and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. The team compiled a record of 1–8. This was the last season in which Virginia competed as an independent, as they join the newly formed Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) the following year.