1953 Navy Midshipmen football team

1953 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–3–2
Head coach	Eddie Erdelatz (4th season)
Home stadium	Thompson Stadium

1953 Southern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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) during the 1953 college football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. They began the season ranked 13th in the pre-season AP Poll. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Eddie Erdelatz.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	William & Mary	No. 13	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	T 6–6
October 3	Dartmouth		Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 55–7
October 10	Cornell		Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 26–6
October 17	at Princeton	No. 14	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 65–7
October 24	at Penn	No. 10	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 6–9
October 31	at No. 1 Notre Dame	No. 20	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	L 7–38	58,154
November 7	Duke		Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	T 0–0
November 14	at Columbia		Baker Field New York, NY	W 14–6
November 28	vs. No. 18 Army		Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	L 7–20
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1953 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB Joe Gattuso Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Eddie Erdelatz Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt