1953 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1953 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1953 record	2–7 (1–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bernie Crimmins
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 20,000)

1953 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 Michigan State +	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
#7 Illinois +	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	1
#15 Wisconsin	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Ohio State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
#20 Michigan	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
#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

The 1953 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1953 college 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 26		at #7 Ohio State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		L 12–36	75,898
October 2		at #7 USC*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA		L 14–27	49,598
October 10		Marquette*		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		W 21–20	-
October 17		at #2 Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Old Brass Spittoon)		L 18–47	-
October 24		at Iowa		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA	NBC	L 13–19	-
October 31		Missouri*		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		L 7–14	-
November 7		at #13 Minnesota		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN		L 20–28	58,527
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	-
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

1954 NFL draftees

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