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]

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

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

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

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Navy Midshipmen football
Venues	Worden Field (1890–1923) Thompson Stadium (1924–1958) Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (1959–present) Memorial Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Johns Hopkins Maryland: Crab Bowl Classic Notre Dame (Rip Miller Trophy) SMU (Gansz Trophy)
Culture & lore	Bill the Goat "Anchors Aweigh" "I believe that we will win!" Marching band "Navy ends the drought" 2007 North Texas game
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
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National championship seasons in bold

1953 Southern college football independents records
	Conf			Overall
Team	W	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