The 1953 Washington University Bears football team was represented Washington University in St. Louis as an independent during the 1953 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Carl Snavely, the Bears compiled a record of 7–2. Washington University played home games at Francis Field in St. Louis.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	2:00 p.m.	Missouri Mines	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 26–7		[1] [2]
October 3		Sewanee	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 40–20		[3] [4]
October 10	2:00 p.m.	Wayne	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	L 13–33	4,000	[5] [6] [7]
October 17		at Illinois Wesleyan	Bloomington, IL	W 54–6		[8]
October 24		at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 18–7	8,000	[9]
October 31	1:00 p.m.	at Western Reserve	Clarke Field Cleveland, OH	L 14–20	5,000	[10] [11]
November 7	2:00 p.m.	Butler	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 27–14	8,000	[12] [13] [14]
November 14	2:00 p.m.	Southern Illinois	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 28–6	5,000	[15] [16]
November 21	12:30 p.m.	at Evansville	Reitz Bowl Evansville, IN	W 34–13	2,000	[17] [18]
Homecoming All times are in Central time

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