The 1953 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1953 college football season.

In its seventh season under head coach Harry Lawrence, the team compiled a 1–8 record.^[1] Paul Ganz, Bill Gray and Jim Egloff were the team captains.^[2]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Buffalo	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 35–6		[3]
October 3	Muhlenberg	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 13–18	4,500	[4]
October 10	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 0–40	10,000	[5]
October 17	Temple	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 21–27	10,000	[6]
October 24	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 6–7	8,000	[7]
October 31	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 6–20		[1]
November 7	at Colgate	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	L 12–19	2,700	[8]
November 14	at Gettysburg	Musselman Stadium Gettysburg, PA	L 13–26	3,500	[9]
November 21	Delaware	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 13–34	2,500	[10]
Homecoming