| Year: | 1953 |
| Team: | Baylor Bears |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Record: | 7–3 |
| Conf Record: | 4–2 |
| Head Coach: | George Sauer |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Captain: | Bob Knowles, Ralph "Pete" Erben |
| Stadium: | Baylor Stadium |
The 1953 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 1953 college football season. They finished with a 7-3 record in the Southwest Conference for the year. Tackle James Ray Smith was selected as an All American player; Cotton Davidson (Quarterback), Jerry Coody (Halfback) and Smith were all selected All-Southwest Conference players.[1]