1953 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1953 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1953 college football season. The Orangemen were led by fifth-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the season with a 5–3–1 record and were not invited to a bowl game.

1953 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3–1
Head coach	Ben Schwartzwalder (5th season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Archbold Stadium

1953 Eastern college football independents records

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Westminster (PA)			–					8	–	0	–	0
Juniata			–					7	–	0	–	0
No. 14 Army			–					7	–	1	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	2	–	0
Hofstra			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	3	–	1
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	1
Tufts			–					4	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					4	–	4	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	4	–	2
Fordham			–					4	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	6	–	0
Drexel			–					2	–	3	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	5	–	1
Buffalo			–					1	–	5	–	1
Bucknell			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Temple	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 42–0	20,000
October 2	Boston University	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	T 14–14	18,000
October 10	Fordham	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 20–13	20,000
October 17	at Penn State	New Beaver Field University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 14–20	21,500
October 24	at No. 7 Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 13–20	30,076
October 31	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 21–0	15,000
November 7	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 26–0	12,000
November 14	Colgate	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 34–18	37,000
November 21	at Villanova	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 13–14	10,146
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game