| Year: | 1953 |
| Team: | Virginia Cavaliers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 1–8 |
| Head Coach: | Ned McDonald |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Robert Potter, Joseph Mehalick[1] |
The 1953 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1953 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach Ned McDonald and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. The team compiled a record of 1–8. This was the last season in which Virginia competed as an independent, as they join the newly formed Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) the following year.