1953 Navy Midshipmen football team

1953 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3–2
Head coach
CaptainDick Olson
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
1953 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW 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
Mississippi Vocational – 2–4–0
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) as an independent during the 1953 college football season. They began the season ranked 13th in the preseason AP poll. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Eddie Erdelatz.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 26William & MaryNo. 13
T 6–613,000[2]
October 3Dartmouthdagger
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 55–715,500[3]
October 10vs. Cornell
W 26–627,000[4]
October 17at PrincetonNo. 14
W 65–744,000[5]
October 24at PennNo. 10
L 6–952,210[6]
October 31at No. 1 Notre DameNo. 20
L 7–3858,154[7]
November 7vs. Duke
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
T 0–015,000[8]
November 14at Columbia
W 14–620,000[9]
November 281:15 p.m.vs. No. 18 Army
NBCL 7–20102,000[10]

Roster

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 Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. ↑ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 192. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
    2. ↑ "Indians rally to tie favored Midshipmen, 6–6". Tulsa World. September 27, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ↑ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 4, 1953). "Navy Power Routs Dartmouth, 55 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
    4. ↑ Effrat, Louis (October 11, 1953). "Middie Surge Tops Cornell Team, 26-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
    5. ↑ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 18, 1953). "Middies Pin Worst Setback on Tiger Eleven in 85 Years". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
    6. ↑ McCulley, Jim (October 25, 1953). "Last-Minute Penn Kick Topples Middies, 9-6". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 101 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ↑ Joe Doyle (November 1, 1953). "Irish Lash Middies, 38-7, for Fifth Win: N.D. Explodes for 26 Points in 10 Minutes; Regulars Sidelined For Entire Second Half of Game". The South Bend Tribune. pp. 1, 7 (sports) – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ↑ "Duke, Navy slug out 0–0 tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 8, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ↑ Strauss, Michael (November 8, 1953). "Carr, Hopp Excel as Lions Down Indians in Air Battle". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
    10. ↑ "Uebel Score 3 TD's As Cadets Too Tough". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. November 29, 1953. p. 27. Retrieved July 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
    11. ↑ "Schedule/Results (1953 Navy)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
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