The 1953 Indiana Central Greyhounds football team was an American football team that represented Indiana Central College (now known as the University of Indianapolis) as a member of the Hoosier Collegiate Conference (HCC) during the 1953 college football season. In their second and final year under head coach Dave Shaw, the Greyhounds compiled a perfect 8–0 record (6–0 against Hoosier opponents), won the HCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 154 to 52. The 1954 season was the only perfect season in Indianapolis Greyhounds football history.
Four Indiana Central players were selected as first-team players on the 1953 All-Hoosier football team: quarterback Dick Schrier; halfback Dick Nyers; center Abie Carter; and tackle John Hurrle. Two others were named to the second team: end Willis Oldham and guard Hal Cole. Nyers led the team on offense with 73 points scored.
The team played its home games at Delavan Smith Field in Indianapolis.
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Players Regular players for Indiana Central, based on newspaper accounts cited above, were: Abie Carter, center, senior Hal Cole, guard, senior Jim Duncan Anastacio Martinez, guard, senior Dick Nyers, halfback, sophomore Jim Nye, end Willis Oldham, end Dean Ransburg, back, senior Marvin Schlosser, end, senior Dick Schrier, quarterback, junior Bill Schmutte, halfback Bob Vuillemot, fullback
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