1953 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 1953 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1953 Big Ten Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Bernie Crimmins, in his second year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

1953 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	2–7 (1–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bernie Crimmins (2nd season)
MVP	Harry Jagielski
Captain	Bob Inserra
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1952 1954 →

1953 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Michigan State +	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Illinois +	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	1
No. 15 Wisconsin	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Ohio State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
No. 20 Michigan	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Iowa	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Purdue	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Indiana	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at No. 7 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		L 12–36	75,898
October 2	at No. 7 USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles CA		L 14–27	49,598
October 10	Marquette*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 21–20	27,000–27,594
October 17	at No. 2 Michigan State	Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)		L 18–47	51,698
October 24	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	NBC	L 13–19	50,129
October 31	Missouri*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 7–14	22,000
November 7	at No. 13 Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN		L 20–28	58,527–59,486
November 14	Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 14–6	20,000
November 21	Purdue	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		L 0–30	33,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1954 NFL draftees

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Harry Jagielski	Tackle	7	80	Washington Redskins