1953 Davidson Wildcats football team

1953 Davidson Wildcats football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	0–9 (0–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Bill Dole (2nd season)
Home stadium	Richardson Stadium

1953 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 West Virginia $	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Furman	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
George Washington	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
William & Mary	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Richmond	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
VPI	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
VMI	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Washington and Lee	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Davidson	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson College during the 1953 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their second year under head coach Bill Dole, the team compiled an overall record of 0–9, with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, and finished in last place in the SoCon.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at No. 3 Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–53	22,000
September 26	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 0–16	3,000
October 10	at NC State*	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 7–27	8,000
October 17	Presbyterian*	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	L 18–19
October 24	at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	L 0–34
October 31	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 6–42	8,500
November 7	vs. Washington and Lee	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 7–34	1,500
November 14	George Washington	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	L 0–33
November 21	The Citadel	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	L 14–38	3,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game