| Year: | 1953 |
| Team: | VMI Keydets |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 5–5 |
| Conf Record: | 3–3 |
| Head Coach: | John McKenna |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Alumni Field |
The 1953 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1953 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their first year under head coach John McKenna, the team compiled an overall record of 5–5.[1]