1953 Week 13 College Football Team RankingsNovember 24, 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 Status100.784Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC10–01.0001+47Beat Alabama 21–0200.858Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–0–10.9382+30Tied Iowa 14–14301.130Illinois (ILLINOIS)B107–1–10.8337+30Beat Northwestern 39–14401.190Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B87–1–10.8337+30Beat Nebraska 30–7501.232Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR9–10.9003+29Beat Houston 41–21621.304UCLAPAC8–10.8894+29Beat USC 13–07-11.359Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B106–2–10.72223+25Tied Minnesota 21–218-11.362West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON8–10.8894+26Beat NC State 61–0921.400Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B108–10.8894+27Beat Marquette 21–151041.459Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC7–2–10.75019+23Beat Duke 13–1011-11.517Rice (RICE)IND SWC7–20.77812+22Beat TCU 19–61211.596South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC7–20.77812+23Beat Wofford 49–01321.618Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–1–10.8337+18Beat Clemson 45–1914-21.628Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–1–10.81310+17BYE1571.651Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC7–2–10.75019+20Beat Tennessee 27–211611.716Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–20.77812+19BYE1711.858Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC7–20.77812+20BYE18-91.864Duke (DUKE)ACC6–2–10.72223+15Lost to Georgia Tech 10–131921.937Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY8–20.80011+16Beat Idaho 19–720-41.963USCPAC6–2–10.72223+17Lost to UCLA 0–132121.991Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–2–20.66726+10BYE2282.037Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC7–20.77812+16Beat SMU 27–212322.054Utah (UTAH)IND SKY7–20.77812+14BYE2422.085Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–3–10.65032+19Tied California 21–212522.121Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–30.66726+16BYE2622.128Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–2–20.62536+10BYE27-32.197SMUIND SWC5–30.62536+14Lost to Baylor 21–2728102.212Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–30.66726+15Beat Ohio State 20–029-102.235Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–30.66726+15Lost to Michigan 0–203052.308Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–30.66726+12Beat Pittsburgh 17–03152.352Iowa (IOWA)B105–3–10.61138+11Tied Notre Dame 14–143202.366UTEPIND BOR6–20.75019+7BYE3342.434Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B86–3–10.65032+11Tied Arizona 26–2634-32.490MAMarquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI6–3–10.65032+7Lost to Michigan State 15–2135-152.506Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–3–10.61138+6Lost to Villanova 13–1436152.512Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI6–20.75019+4Beat Yale 13–03772.540Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON7–20.77812+1Beat Wake Forest 21–1038-52.571Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–3–10.61138+5Lost to Kentucky 21–2739-102.608Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–2–30.65032+16Lost to Maryland 0–214012.656Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY5–40.55650+9BYE4112.681LSUSEC4–3–30.55057+8Beat Arkansas 9–842-82.804Yale (YALE)IND FBSI5–2–20.66726+3Lost to Harvard 0–134352.933Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–3–10.563460BYE4462.938Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI4–3–10.56346+7BYE45-22.978California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–4–20.50058+5Tied Stanford 21–214663.035Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–40.60044+9Beat Kansas 10–647-13.067Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–4–10.50058+7Tied Wisconsin 21–2148-93.089New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY5–3–10.61138+2Lost to Colorado State 3–949-93.149Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–3–10.61138+1Lost to George Washington 7–3550153.196Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY4–40.50058+3Beat New Mexico 9–351-43.214Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC3–4–10.43873+4Lost to Texas Tech 21–415223.248Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–4–10.50058+7BYE53113.292George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON5–40.55650+2Beat Richmond 35–75413.376Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–40.55650+2BYE5543.382HSHardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR6–40.60044+6Beat North Texas 14–105623.506Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC5–40.55650-1Beat Tulsa 33–057-123.526William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON5–3–10.61138+7Lost to Washington & LEE 7–335843.596Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–50.37582+2BYE59-23.630Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–3–10.56346-1BYE6003.633Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–4–20.44467-3BYE61-123.651Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI5–40.55650+1Lost to Dartmouth 12–346263.657Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI4–3–10.56346-7Beat Temple 20–063-103.697Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI4–40.50058-3Lost to Holy Cross 7–206463.733Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–40.55650+2Beat Fordham 20–765-43.760Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON5–40.55650-3BYE66-33.898Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR3–5–10.38976-4Tied Kansas State 26–266753.975Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI4–50.44467-2Beat Rutgers 27–1368104.112North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–50.44467-4Beat Virginia 33–769-24.246Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–50.37582-5BYE70-44.248Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR4–4–10.500580Tied Midwestern Texas State 12–1271-154.279Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–5–10.45066-8Lost to Oregon State 0–77224.420Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–5–10.38976-6Lost to Auburn 19–4573104.590Purdue (PURDUE)B102–70.22296-5Beat Indiana 30–07434.617San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI4–4–10.50058-10BYE75174.638W&LWashington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON4–60.40074-11Beat William & Mary 33–77634.678COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–4–20.44467-8Tied Brown 7–777-84.683Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–6–10.35085-7Lost to Washington State 20–2578-34.689Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–60.33387-9Lost to Illinois 14–397924.706Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI3–4–20.44467-10Tied Fresno State 21–2180-94.772Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–5–10.38976-9Lost to Penn State 0–178134.787Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–5–10.38976-10BYE82-64.833North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI3–5–10.38976-13Lost to Hardin Simmons 10–1483-14.916Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–70.22296-11Lost to LSU 8–98464.944Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–60.40074-11Beat Washington 25–2085-125.023Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–60.333870Lost to Detroit Mercy 0–3386-15.052Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON4–50.444670BYE8765.152Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–60.33387-13Beat Middle Tennessee 31–138865.184Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–60.33387-8Beat Oregon 7–089-25.194Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI4–40.50058-9BYE9095.404Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI2–70.22296-11Beat Princeton 34–1291105.475Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–60.33387-16Beat Syracuse 14–1392-35.491Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI3–5–10.38976-1Tied Colgate 7–793-25.509Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY3–50.37582-16BYE94-65.561Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–6–10.35085-15Lost to Oklahoma 7–309515.620TCUIND SWC2–70.22296-16Lost to Rice 6–1996-165.773Indiana (INDIANA)B102–70.22296-15Lost to Purdue 0–3097-115.778Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–70.30092-6Lost to Southern Miss 0–1498-16.022Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–6–10.27893-16Lost to Furman 10–2199-46.130Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–80.200104-20Lost to Missouri 6–1010006.426BYUIND SKY2–6–10.27893-19BYE10116.655Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–7–10.167105-21BYE102-46.722Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–60.25095-20Lost to Columbia 13–2710306.991Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–70.22296-26BYE10427.470New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR2–70.22296-18Beat West Texas A&M 19–1310547.606Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–70.22296-29Beat Davidson 38–14106-27.717NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–80.111107-27Lost to West Virginia 0–61107-28.010Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI1–80.111107-30Lost to North Carolina 7–3310808.281Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–80.111107-32Lost to Utah State 7–19109-28.916West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR1–7–10.167105-26Lost to New Mexico State 13–1911009.729DADavidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON0–90.000110-34Lost to Citadel 14–38
