Claim: The 1953 Florida State Seminoles football team faced ten opponents between September 25 and December 5, lost five games and won five of the games and in which their major defeat was at Miami (FL).
Evidence: September 25 October 3 October 10 October 17 October 31 November 7 November 14 November 21 November 28 December 5 at Miami (FL) Louisville Abilene Christian at Louisiana Tech VMI at Mississippi Southern Furman Stetson NC State at Tampa L 0–27 L 7–20 L 21–32 L 0–21 L 7–14 W 59–0 W 12–7 W 13–6 W 23–13 W 41–6