1953 Week 10 College Football Team RankingsNovember 3, 1953By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1953 Season Tags: • No Comments1953 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.102550100150entries per pageSearch:RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status100.731Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–0–10.9175+17Beat Purdue 21–0210.852Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–01.0001+14Beat Navy 38–7311.041Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC7–01.0001+19Beat South Carolina 24–6451.228Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR6–10.8576+14Beat Mississippi State 27–205151.289Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–1–10.75019+14Beat Kansas State 34–06-11.335Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–01.0001+13Beat TCU 25–7731.369Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–10.83311+14Beat Northwestern 27–13851.387West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON6–01.0001+11Beat Penn State 20–199-31.444Utah (UTAH)IND SKY6–10.8576+14Lost to Washington 14–211011.450Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC5–1–10.78616+9Beat Vanderbilt 43–01171.501UCLAPAC6–10.8576+14Beat California 20–71221.502Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–1–10.75019+10Tied Tulane 0–013111.521Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–10.8576+10Beat LSU 27–1614-21.537Duke (DUKE)ACC6–10.8576+11Beat Virginia 48–61561.569Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–10.83311+10Beat Pennsylvania 24–1416-141.628LSUSEC3–1–30.64336+8Lost to Ole Miss 16–271781.734Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–1–10.75019+8Beat Florida 16–718121.842Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–20.66729+9Beat Iowa 10–61991.969Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–2–10.64336+8Beat Rice 19–1320-121.986USCPAC5–1–10.78616+7Lost to Oregon 7–1321171.996Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–20.71423+13Beat Washington State 48–1922132.013Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC5–20.71423+9Beat Tulsa 28–1423-42.029Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–2–10.58343+5Lost to Notre Dame 7–382452.059Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY5–20.71423+9Beat Montana 33–142512.070UTEPIND BOR5–10.83311+5Beat Midwestern Texas State 27–726-102.095Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–20.66729+8Lost to Kentucky 13–192742.138Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY5–20.71423+8Beat BYU 27–028-212.151Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–2–10.64336+10Lost to Arkansas 14–412952.176Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–10.83311+4Beat Oregon State 34–630-82.209Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B85–20.71423+9Lost to Oklahoma 0–3431-82.209South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC4–20.66729+7Lost to Maryland 6–243202.212Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–30.50051+7Beat Pittsburgh 35–143342.214Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–1–10.78616+4Beat Boston College 14–034-172.403SMUIND SWC3–20.60041+6Lost to Texas 7–1635142.421Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–2–10.58343+3Beat Holy Cross 21–03662.465William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–1–10.75019+11Beat NC State 7–637-42.548Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–2–20.57148+2Lost to Texas Tech 20–2738-112.564Iowa (IOWA)B103–30.50051+5Lost to Wisconsin 6–103962.634Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–30.57148+5Beat SMU 16–74042.722Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI3–2–10.58343+4Beat Columbia 27–134162.768Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC4–20.66729+3BYE4242.771Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON5–20.71423+3Beat Citadel 22–04392.792Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI4–10.80015-1Beat Davidson 42–644-82.875California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–40.42966+4Lost to UCLA 7–2045172.908Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–1–30.64336+6Beat Georgia 33–1246132.921Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–2–10.583430Beat North Carolina 20–647-62.933Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–30.50051+2Lost to Ohio State 13–2748-82.944Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–30.50051+1Lost to West Virginia 19–2049152.962MAMarquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI4–2–10.64336-2Beat Boston University 7–650-23.002Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC2–2–10.50051+2BYE5143.042Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI3–20.60041+2Beat Miami 20–052303.112Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–3–10.50051+3Beat Utah 21–1453-23.132Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–30.50051-1BYE54-393.158Yale (YALE)IND FBSI3–1–20.66729-1Lost to Dartmouth 0–3255-163.165Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–30.50051+1Lost to Michigan 14–2456-33.225Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON4–20.66729-2Beat Wofford 7–657123.228New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY3–2–10.583430Beat Denver 20–185833.274Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI4–20.66729+1Beat Brown 27–1359113.378Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR3–30.50051-3Beat West Texas A&M 39–660233.434Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–40.429660Beat USC 13–76143.558Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–30.571480Beat Indiana 14–762-193.639Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–40.42966+2Lost to Alabama 12–336393.809George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–30.50051-1Beat Washington & LEE 25–764233.828Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–40.33385-1Beat Texas A&M 41–1465-153.839North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–30.50051-2Lost to Tennessee 6–2066-63.956Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–30.40081-1BYE67-103.998Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–40.42966-1Lost to Stanford 19–4868164.090Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–40.42966-3Beat Iowa State 41–3469-154.139Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–2–10.50051-5Lost to Marquette 6–77034.147Purdue (PURDUE)B101–50.16797-1Lost to Illinois 0–2171-154.203Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–3–20.42966-4Lost to Auburn 7–1672-144.299Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–40.33385-2Lost to Cornell 13–2773-64.596Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–3–10.41776-4Lost to Richmond 0–1474-84.619Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR3–40.42966-2Lost to Hardin Simmons 20–2775104.635Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI3–30.50051-7Beat Bradley 21–1376224.669COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–3–10.41776-4Beat Rutgers 33–1377-144.684Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–40.42966-2Lost to Florida State 7–1278-104.692Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–40.42966-6Lost to New Mexico 18–2079-34.693Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI2–3–10.41776-4BYE80-14.693San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI3–3–10.50051-9Tied North Texas 13–1381-44.761Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–40.33385-4Lost to Fordham 0–2082-84.775Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–30.50051-3Lost to Syracuse 0–2183114.817Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–3–10.41776-4Beat Wake Forest 18–084-94.977Indiana (INDIANA)B101–50.16797-5Lost to Missouri 7–1485-54.991North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI2–3–10.41776-7Tied San José State 13–1386-155.105Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–4–10.35782-5Lost to Clemson 0–1887-95.167Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–4–10.25094-4Lost to Minnesota 14–3588115.268HSHardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR3–40.42966-5Beat Arizona State 27–2089-85.295BYUIND SKY2–4–10.35782-8Lost to Wyoming 0–2790-25.368Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–50.16797-5Lost to Georgia Tech 0–439115.368Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–5–10.21495-7Tied Army 0–092-25.414Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–40.33385-1Lost to Oklahoma State 14–2893135.759Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI1–50.16797-7Beat Yale 32–094-85.833Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–50.28690-8Lost to Nebraska 0–99525.918TCUIND SWC1–50.16797-8Lost to Baylor 7–259685.930Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–4–10.35782-9Beat Kansas 9–097-85.977Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI2–40.33385+1Lost to Princeton 13–2798-26.051Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–50.28690-10Lost to Utah State 14–3399-46.111W&LWashington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON1–60.143106-9Lost to George Washington 7–25100-96.144Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–50.28690-13Lost to Colorado 34–41101-86.290Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–40.20096-6Lost to Colgate 13–3310206.336Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–50.28690-13Beat Xavier 21–14103-36.455Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI1–50.16797-11Lost to Duke 6–48104-36.517Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–60.143106-11Lost to Michigan State 6–34105-26.641NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–50.16797-12Lost to William & Mary 6–710617.497New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–50.16797-7BYE107-27.811Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–50.16797-16BYE10808.468Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON1–60.143106-18Lost to Virginia Tech 0–2210908.692DADavidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON0–60.000110-10Lost to Harvard 6–4211009.554West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR0–5–10.083109-12Lost to Arizona 6–39
