| Year: | 1953 |
| Team: | Lincoln Blue Tigers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Midwest Athletic Association |
| Short Conf: | MAA |
| Record: | 8–0–1 |
| Conf Record: | 4–0–1 |
| Head Coach: | Dwight T. Reed |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Champion: | MAA co-champion |
The 1953 Lincoln Blue Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Lincoln University of Missouri as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1953 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Dwight T. Reed, the Tigers compiled an 8–0–1 record.[1] The team was ranked No. 4 among the 1953 black college teams with a Dickinson System rating of 24.25, behind Tennessee A&I (25.83), Prairie View (25.00), and Florida A&M (24.50).[2]