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1953 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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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.

Record2–7 (1–5 Big Ten)
Headcoach
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1953 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–7 (1–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPHarry Jagielski
CaptainBob Inserra
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
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1953 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Michigan State +5–1–09–1–0
No. 7 Illinois +5–1–07–1–1
No. 15 Wisconsin4–1–16–2–1
Ohio State4–3–06–3–0
Minnesota3–3–14–4–1
No. 20 Michigan3–3–06–3–0
No. 9 Iowa3–3–05–3–1
Purdue2–4–02–7–0
Indiana1–5–02–7–0
Northwestern0–6–03–6–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 26at No. 7 Ohio StateL 12–3675,898
October 2at No. 7 USC*L 14–2749,598
October 10Marquette*W 21–2027,000–27,594
October 17at No. 2 Michigan StateL 18–4751,698[1]
October 24at IowaNBCL 13–1950,129
October 31Missouri*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 7–1422,000
November 7at No. 13 MinnesotaL 20–2858,527–59,486
November 14Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 14–620,000
November 21Purdue
L 0–3033,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1954 NFL draftees

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Harry JagielskiTackle780Washington Redskins

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