| Year: | 1953 |
| Team: | Trinity Tigers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Gulf Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | GCC |
| Record: | 8–1 |
| Conf Record: | 2–0 |
| Head Coach: | William A. McElreath |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Alamo Stadium |
| Champion: | GCC champion |
The 1953 Trinity Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Trinity University in San Antonio as a member of the Gulf Coast Conference (GCC) during the 1953 college football season. Led by second-year head coach William A. McElreath, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–1 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the GCC title.[1] [2]