The 1953 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1953 college football season.
The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach Ned McDonald and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The team compiled a record of 1–8.
This was the last season in which Virginia competed as an independent, as they join the newly formed Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) the following year.
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