1953 Football Schedule
Overall7-1-10.833
Conference0-0-00.000
StreakW1
Home5-0-1
Away2-1
Neutral0-0
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Nebraska | Champaign, Ill. | T 21-21 | |
| Oct 3 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Stanford | Champaign, Ill. | W 33-21 | |
| Oct 10 (Sat) | TBA | Away | #3 Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | W 41-20 | |
| Oct 17 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Minnesota | Champaign, Ill. | W 27-7 | |
| Oct 24 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Syracuse | Champaign, Ill. | W 20-13 | |
| Oct 31 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Purdue | Champaign, Ill. | W 21-0 | |
| Nov 7 (Sat) | TBA | Home | #17 Michigan | Champaign, Ill. | W 19-3 | |
| Nov 14 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Wisconsin | Madison, Wisc. | L 7-34 | |
| Nov 21 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | W 39-14 |