American college football season
The 1953 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1953 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–3 record.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | Indiana | No. 7 | | W 36–12 | 75,898 | |
| October 3 | at California* | No. 6 | | W 33–19 | 47,000 | |
| October 10 | Illinois | No. 3 | | L 20–41 | 81,745 | |
| October 17 | at Penn* | No. 17 | | W 12–6 | 44,270 | [1] |
| October 24 | at Wisconsin | | | W 20–19 | 52,819 | |
| October 31 | Northwestern | | | W 27–13 | 80,562 | |
| November 7 | No. 5 Michigan State | No. 16 | | L 13–28 | 82,328 | [2] |
| November 14 | Purdue | | | W 21–6 | 77,465 | |
| November 21 | at Michigan | | | L 0–20 | 87,048 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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National championship seasons in bold |