Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | at Tulane* | | L 6–54 | | [4] |
September 28 | at South Carolina* | | L 0–25 | 15,000 | [5] |
October 2 | Furman | | L 0–27 | 8,000 | [6] |
October 10 | VMI | - Johnson Hagood Stadium
- Charleston, SC (rivalry)
| L 0–14 | 5,000 | [7] |
October 17 | vs. Florida* | | L 0–60 | 15,000 | [8] |
October 24 | Presbyterian* | - Johnson Hagood Stadium
- Charleston, SC
| W 20–14 | | [9] |
October 30 | vs. VPI | | L 0–22 | 4,000 | [10] |
November 14 | Clemson* | - Johnson Hagood Stadium
- Charleston, SC
| L 13–24 | 8,336 | [11] |
November 21 | at Davidson | | W 38–14 | 3,500 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
|
- ^ 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 143. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ "Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ "Strong Tulane routs Citadel as expected". The State. September 20, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "South Carolina Overpowers The Citadel, 25-0". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. September 29, 1953. p. 11. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Furman opens up in second half to defeat The Citadel". The Columbia Record. October 3, 1953. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ ""Eel-like" running is feature of VMI win". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 11, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida rips wildly over Citadel, 60–0". The Greenville News. October 18, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel defeats P.C., 20–14". The Times and Democrat. October 25, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia Tech scores easy 22 to 0 triumph over Citadel". The Roanoke Times. October 31, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson defeats Citadel". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 15, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel whips Davidson for first SC win 38–14". Florence Morning News. November 22, 1953. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.