1953 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1953 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1953 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh year under head coach Bob Voigts, the Wildcats compiled a 3–6 record (0–6 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in last place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 205 to 166.

1953 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–6 (0–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBob Lauter
Captains
  • Joe Collier
  • Dick Thomas
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1953 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Michigan State + 5 1 09 1 0
No. 7 Illinois + 5 1 07 1 1
No. 15 Wisconsin 4 1 16 2 1
Ohio State 4 3 06 3 0
Minnesota 3 3 14 4 1
No. 20 Michigan 3 3 06 3 0
No. 9 Iowa 3 3 05 3 1
Purdue 2 4 02 7 0
Indiana 1 5 02 7 0
Northwestern 0 6 03 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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