1953 Navy Midshipmen football team

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.[1] The team was led by fourth-year head coach Eddie Erdelatz.[2][3]

1953 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
1953 record4–3–2
Head coachEddie Erdelatz (4th season)
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
1953 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Delaware      7 1 0
Maryland State      7 1 0
Mississippi Southern      9 2 0
Western Maryland      4 3 1
Navy      4 3 2
Florida State      5 5 0
Tampa      6 6 0
Miami (FL)      4 5 0
Chattanooga      3 7 0
Louisville      1 7 0
Virginia      1 8 0

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 26William & MaryNo. 13T 6–6
October 3Dartmouth
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 55–7
October 10Cornell
W 26–6
October 17at PrincetonNo. 14W 65–7
October 24at PennNo. 10L 6–9
October 31at No. 1 Notre DameNo. 20L 7–3858,154
November 7Duke
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
T 0–0
November 14at ColumbiaW 14–6
November 28vs. No. 18 ArmyL 7–20
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1953 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FB Joe Gattuso Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt
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    References

    1. "Navy (MD) 1953 AP Football Rankings - College Poll Archive - Historical College Football and Basketball Polls and Rankings". www.collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
    2. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 192. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
    3. "Navy Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.


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