| Year: | 1953 |
| Team: | Defiance Yellow Jackets |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Mid-Ohio League |
| Short Conf: | MOL |
| Record: | 8–0 |
| Conf Record: | 4–0 |
| Head Coach: | Vic Rowen |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Champion: | MOL champion |
The 1953 Defiance Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Defiance College as a member of the Mid-Ohio League (MOL) during the 1953 college football season. In their third year under head coach Vic Rowen, the Yellow Jackets compiled an 8–0 record (4–0 against conference opponents), won the MOL championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 163 to 59.[1]
Defiance was the only unbeaten and untied football team in Ohio during the 1953 season.[2] It was the first perfect season in Defiance football history. Additional perfect seasons followed in 1966 and 1969.[3]