The 1953 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented

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during the 1953 college football season. The team's head coach was

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, who was in his first year as the Commodores' head coach. Members of the

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, the Commodores played their home games at

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. In 1952, Vanderbilt went 3–7 overall with a conference record of 1–5.

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