| Year: | 1953 |
| Team: | Rhode Island Rams |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Yankee Conference |
| Short Conf: | Yankee |
| Record: | 6–2 |
| Conf Record: | 3–1 |
| Head Coach: | Hal Kopp |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Meade Stadium |
| Champion: | Yankee Conference co-champion |
The 1953 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1953 college football season. In its third season under head coach Hal Kopp, the team compiled a 6–2 record (3–1 against conference opponents), tied for the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 148 to 100.[1] [2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.