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