The 1953 Marquette Hilltoppers football team represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1953 college football season.
Led by fourth-year head coach Lisle Blackbourn, the Hilltoppers compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored their opponents 196 to 108.
The team played home games at Marquette Stadium, west of campus in Milwaukee.
In January 1954, Blackbourn departed for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL).
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