1953 Navy Midshipmen football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1953

| team = Navy Midshipmen

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Independent

| record = 4–3–2

| head_coach = Eddie Erdelatz

| hc_year = 4th

| captain = Dick Olson

| stadium = Thompson Stadium

}}

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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/teams/by_season.cfm?teamid=33&seasonid=1953|title=Navy (MD) 1953 AP Football Rankings - College Poll Archive - Historical College Football and Basketball Polls and Rankings|website=www.collegepollarchive.com|access-date=2016-10-14}} The team was led by fourth-year head coach Eddie Erdelatz.{{cite web|title=Football History|publisher=United States Naval Academy|access-date=July 12, 2015|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf|page=192|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075720/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1953

| poll = AP

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 26

| time =

| w/l = t

| rank = 13

| opponent = William & Mary

| site_stadium = Thompson Stadium

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

| score = 6–6

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-indians-rally-to-tie-favored/138029254/|work=Tulsa World|title=Indians rally to tie favored Midshipmen, 6–6|date=September 27, 1953|accessdate=January 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 3

| time =

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Dartmouth

| site_stadium = Thompson Stadium

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

| score = 55–7

| attend = 15,500

| source = {{cite news |title=Navy Power Routs Dartmouth, 55 to 7 |first=Lincoln A. |last=Werden |date=October 4, 1953 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 10

| time =

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| opponent = Cornell

| site_stadium = Municipal Stadium

| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD

| score = 26–6

| attend = 27,000

| source = {{cite news |title=Middie Surge Tops Cornell Team, 26-6 |first=Louis |last=Effrat |date=October 11, 1953 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 17

| time =

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 14

| opponent = Princeton

| site_stadium = Palmer Stadium

| site_cityst = Princeton, NJ

| score = 65–7

| attend = 44,000

| source = {{cite news |title=Middies Pin Worst Setback on Tiger Eleven in 85 Years |first=Joseph M. |last=Sheehan |date=October 18, 1953 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 24

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 10

| opponent = Penn

| site_stadium = Franklin Field

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| score = 6–9

| attend = 52,210

| source = {{cite news |title=Last-Minute Penn Kick Topples Middies, 9-6 |first=Jim |last=McCulley |date=October 25, 1953 |page=101 |newspaper=Sunday News |location=New York, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67727484/1953-penn-navy/ }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 31

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 20

| opponent = Notre Dame

| opprank = 1

| site_stadium = Notre Dame Stadium

| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 7–38

| attend = 58,154

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 7

| time =

| w/l = t

| neutral = y

| opponent = Duke

| site_stadium = Municipal Stadium

| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD

| score = 0–0

| attend = 15,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-duke-navy-slug/138032330/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Duke, Navy slug out 0–0 tie|date=November 8, 1953|accessdate=January 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 14

| time =

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Columbia

| site_stadium = Baker Field

| site_cityst = New York, NY

| score = 14–6

| attend = 5,000

| source = {{cite news |title=Carr, Hopp Excel as Lions Down Indians in Air Battle |first=Michael |last=Strauss |date=November 8, 1953 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 28

| time = 1:15 p.m.

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| opponent = Army

| opprank = 18

| site_stadium = Philadelphia Municipal Stadium

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename = Army–Navy Game

| tv = NBC

| score = 7–20

| attend = 102,000

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Uebel Score 3 TD's As Cadets Too Tough |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80947158/daily-press/ |newspaper=Daily Press |location=Newport News, Virginia |agency=Associated Press |date=November 29, 1953 |page=27 |access-date=July 6, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

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Personnel

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|head_coach=

Eddie Erdelatz

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References

Navy

Category:Navy Midshipmen football seasons

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