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
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–7 (1–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPHarry Jagielski
CaptainBob Inserra
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 edit

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26at No. 7 Ohio StateL 12–3675,898
October 2at No. 7 USC*L 14–2749,598
October 10Marquette*W 21–2027,594
October 17at No. 2 Michigan StateL 18–4751,698
October 24at IowaNBCL 13–1950,129
October 31Missouri*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 7–1422,000
November 7at No. 13 MinnesotaL 20–2858,527–59,486
November 14Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 14–620,000
November 21Purdue
L 0–3033,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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1954 NFL draftees edit

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

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References edit

  1. ^ "1953 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "1953 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2018.