1953 UMass Redmen football team

The 1953 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1953 college football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Charlie O'Rourke and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 1–7 overall and 0–3 in conference play.

1953 UMass Redmen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	1–7 (0–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Charlie O'Rourke (2nd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1953 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New Hampshire +	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Rhode Island +	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Connecticut	2	–	1	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Maine	1	–	2	–	1			4	–	2	–	1
Vermont	0	–	1	–	0			3	–	3	–	1
UMass	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 26	at Bates*	Garcelon Field Lewiston, ME	W 34–12
October 3	Connecticut	Alumni Field Amherst, MA (rivalry)	L 0–41
October 10	at Springfield*	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	L 7–20
October 17	Rhode Island	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	L 14–41
October 24	at Northeastern*	Kent Street Field Brookline, MA	L 14–41
October 31	Brandeis*	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	L 14–38
November 14	Tufts*	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	L 6–14
November 21	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	L 12–32
*Non-conference game