1953 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

1953 Marquette Hilltoppers football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3–1
Head coach	Lisle Blackbourn (4th season)
Home stadium	Marquette Stadium

1953 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					9	–	0	–	1
Cincinnati			–					9	–	1	–	0
Carthage			–					8	–	1	–	0
Youngstown			–					7	–	1	–	0
John Carroll			–					7	–	2	–	0
Washington University			–					7	–	2	–	0
Rose Poly			–					6	–	2	–	0
Wabash			–					6	–	2	–	1
Marquette			–					6	–	3	–	1
Baldwin–Wallace			–					4	–	4	–	0
Drake			–					4	–	4	–	0
Wayne			–					3	–	4	–	1
Dayton			–					3	–	5	–	1
Xavier			–					2	–	7	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Marquette Hilltoppers football team represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1953 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Lisle Blackbourn, the Hilltoppers compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored their opponents 196 to 108. The team played home games at Marquette Stadium, west of campus in Milwaukee.

In January 1954, Blackbourn departed for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	South Dakota State	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 46–13
September 26	Cincinnati	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 31–7
October 3	at No. 16 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 11–13	51,363
October 10	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 20–21	27,594
October 17	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 14–0
October 24	Pacific (CA)	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	T 20–20
October 30	at Boston University	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 7–6	19,730
November 7	Detroit	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 19–0	13,500
November 14	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 13–7	8,000
November 21	at No. 3 Michigan State	Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 15–21	42,170
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game