The 1953 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Skyline Conference during the 1953 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Titchenal, the Lobos compiled a 5–3–1 record (3–2–1 against Skyline opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 154 to 103.^[1][2]

New Mexico center Larry White was selected by the Associated Press (AP) as a first-team player on the 1953 All-Skyline Conference football team. Three other New Mexico players received second-team honors: end Ray Guerette, guard Ralph Matteuchi, and tailback Bobby Lee.^[3] Lee ranked third in the Skyline Conference with 624 rushing yards on 110 carries (5.7 yards per carry).^[4]

Bob Titchenal, who had previously been an assistant coach for Denver, was selected by the AP as the Skyline Conference coach of the year.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 0–6	9,000	[5]
October 3	BYU	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	T 12–12	6,500	[6]
October 10	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry)	L 0–20	16,000	[7]
October 17	San Diego State*	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	W 41–12	8,000	[8]
October 24	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 41–13	5,000	[9]
October 31	Denver	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	W 20–18	12,500	[10]
November 7	at New Mexico A&M*	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	W 28–6		[11]
November 14	Wyoming	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	W 9–7	13,000	[12]
November 21	at Colorado A&M	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	L 3–9		[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming