1953 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1953 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
Record6–3 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPGeorge Jacoby
Captains
  • George Jacoby
  • Robert Joslin
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
1953 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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 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.

1953 was the first year that Big Ten co-champion Michigan State competed in the league. The game against Michigan State was Ohio State's third all-time meeting with them and their first game against the Spartans as conference-mates.