1953 Indiana Hoosiers football team

American college football season

1953 Indiana Hoosiers football

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Record| 2–7 (1–5 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Bernie Crimmins (2nd season)

MVP| Harry Jagielski
Captain| Bob Inserra
Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1952

1954 ->

1953 Big Ten Conference football standings

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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

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.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 26| at No. 7 Ohio State|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| | L 12–36| 75,898
October 2| at No. 7 USC*|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles CA

| | L 14–27| 49,598
October 10| Marquette*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| | W 21–20| 27,594
October 17| at No. 2 Michigan State|

* Macklin Stadium
* East Lansing, MI (rivalry)

| | L 18–47| 51,698
October 24| at Iowa|

* Iowa Stadium
* Iowa City, IA

| NBC| L 13–19| 50,129
October 31| Missouri*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| | L 7–14| 22,000
November 7| at No. 13 Minnesota|

* Memorial Stadium
* Minneapolis, MN

| | L 20–28| 58,527–59,486
November 14| Northwestern|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| | W 14–6| 20,000
November 21| Purdue|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)

| | L 0–30| 33,000

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## 1954 NFL draftees

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Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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Harry Jagielski | Tackle | 7 | 80 | Washington Redskins

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## References

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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.

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Indiana Hoosiers football

Venues|

* Athletic Field (1887–1897)
* Jordan Field (1898–1924)
* Memorial Stadium (old) (1925–1959)
* Memorial Stadium (1960–present)
* John Mellencamp Pavilion (practice; 1996–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Illinois: Rivalry
* Kentucky: Battle of the Barrel
* Michigan State: Battle for the Old Brass Spittoon
* Purdue: Old Oaken Bucket

Culture & lore|

* "Indiana, Our Indiana"
* Marching Hundred

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

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