The 1953 Florida State Seminoles football team faced ten opponents between September 25 and December 5, lost five and won five of the games.
September 25 at Miami (FL) L 027 October 3 Louisville W 590 October 10 Abilene Christian L 720 October 17 at Louisiana Tech L 2132 October 31 VMI W 127 November 7 at Mississippi Southern L 021 November 14 Furman L 714 November 21 Stetson W 136 November 28 NC State W 2313 December 5 at Tampa W 416 
