1953 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

October 6, 1953By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1953 Season Tags: • No Comments

1953 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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	42	0.595	Fordham (FORDHAM)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Detroit Mercy 21–7
2	8	0.654	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	2–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Denver 21–6
3	45	0.664	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Virginia Tech 20–13
4	-1	0.733	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Clemson 20–0
5	4	0.842	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND BOR	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Oklahoma State 27–13
6	-4	0.922	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Army 33–20
7	1	0.927	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Tulane 26–7
8	-1	0.956	LSU	SEC	2–0–1	0.833	31	+2	Beat Boston College 42–6
9	-4	0.978	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Utah State 20–13
10	23	0.986	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–0–1	0.833	31	+3	Beat Georgia 14–12
11	-7	0.996	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Miami 21–13
12	0	1.070	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Tennessee 21–7
13	11	1.090	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Marquette 13–11
14	32	1.150	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–0–1	0.750	34	+1	Beat Stanford 33–21
15	6	1.164	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Washington & LEE 39–0
16	23	1.169	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Ole Miss 13–0
17	8	1.184	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Minnesota 21–0
18	-1	1.186	UCLA	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Oregon 12–0
19	28	1.189	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–0–1	0.750	34	0	Beat Dartmouth 55–7
20	10	1.234	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Cornell 28–7
21	-2	1.278	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat California 33–19
22	0	1.364	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Hawai'i 47–24
23	-10	1.384	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Fresno State 27–21
24	-18	1.392	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	2–0–1	0.833	31	0	Beat SMU 6–4
25	-14	1.397	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat NC State 20–7
26	-12	1.404	USC	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Indiana 27–14
27	-26	1.468	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	53	+2	Lost to Northwestern 20–33
28	0	1.482	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Purdue 37–7
29	-9	1.491	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Colgate 19–6
30	6	1.546	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Virginia Military Institute 13–7
31	28	1.591	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Columbia 20–19
32	-3	1.605	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Penn State 13–7
33	1	1.615	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat North Texas 21–6
34	19	1.709	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Brown 13–0
35	-8	1.744	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Waynesburg 47–19
36	4	1.784	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–0–1	0.750	34	0	Tied Boston University 14–14
37	13	1.817	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	37	+1	Beat Nebraska 27–0
38	-23	1.865	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	37	+2	Lost to Texas Tech 13–27
39	-21	1.914	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	2–1	0.667	37	+2	Lost to Wyoming 13–20
40	27	1.929	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	37	+2	Beat Colorado 27–16
41	1	1.964	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	0–0–1	0.500	53	0	Tied Syracuse 14–14
42	2	2.041	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Ohio 16–0
43	35	2.071	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–1	0.500	53	+1	Beat Washington State 54–12
44	-28	2.187	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	37	+1	Lost to Texas A&M 12–14
45	15	2.287	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	37	0	Beat Houston 28–7
46	15	2.322	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–1	0.667	37	0	Beat Virginia 19–0
47	-12	2.375	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–1	0.667	37	+1	Lost to Auburn 0–13
48	-17	2.518	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	37	+1	Lost to Missouri 16–27
49	-12	2.529	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	2–1	0.667	37	+1	Lost to Colorado State 6–21
50	40	2.597	UTEP	IND BOR	2–1	0.667	37	+1	Beat Arizona State 28–27
51	11	2.695	BYU	IND SKY	1–1–1	0.500	53	0	Tied New Mexico 12–12
52	12	2.710	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	37	0	Beat Bradley 55–0
53	-15	2.736	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	37	0	Lost to Rutgers 13–20
54	-3	2.781	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	37	0	Lost to Fordham 7–21
55	-1	2.810	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	37	0	Lost to Wisconsin 11–13
56	-33	2.847	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	53	0	Lost to Rice 7–28
57	-8	2.879	SMU	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	93	0	Lost to Georgia Tech 4–6
58	5	2.933	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	53	0	Beat TCU 13–6
59	11	3.095	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–1–1	0.250	85	0	Tied Pittsburgh 7–7
60	5	3.106	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–2	0.333	65	0	Lost to Ohio State 19–33
61	15	3.116	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	65	0	Lost to Richmond 7–13
62	-7	3.213	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	53	0	Lost to Baylor 13–21
63	14	3.221	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	1–2	0.333	65	0	Beat New Mexico State 46–7
64	9	3.225	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–1–1	0.250	85	0	Tied Oklahoma 7–7
65	-7	3.351	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	53	0	Lost to Princeton 19–20
66	17	3.355	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	93	0	Lost to Pennsylvania 7–13
67	-11	3.370	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–1–1	0.500	53	0	Lost to Maryland 0–20
68	20	3.372	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	1–2	0.333	65	0	Beat Montana 20–12
69	26	3.391	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	37	-1	Beat Citadel 27–0
70	-18	3.445	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	1–2	0.333	65	-1	Lost to Michigan 7–26
71	1	3.463	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–2	0.000	93	0	Lost to Michigan State 0–21
72	13	3.550	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–2	0.000	93	0	Lost to George Washington 7–20
73	-47	3.574	TCU	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	53	0	Lost to Arkansas 6–13
74	13	3.593	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–2	0.000	93	0	Lost to USC 14–27
75	17	3.658	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–2	0.000	93	0	Lost to Duke 7–21
76	-1	3.668	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	65	0	Beat Iowa State 23–0
77	-6	3.726	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–2	0.333	65	-1	Beat Florida 26–13
78	15	3.917	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	0–1–1	0.250	85	0	BYE
79	12	3.929	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	1–2	0.333	65	-1	Beat Oregon State 28–0
80	14	3.930	Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	65	0	Lost to North Carolina 0–39
81	-1	3.955	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–2	0.333	65	-1	Lost to Illinois 21–33
82	-8	4.151	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–2	0.333	65	-1	Beat Villanova 18–12
83	-26	4.154	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–2	0.333	65	0	Lost to Iowa 12–54
84	13	4.285	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	0–2	0.000	93	0	BYE
85	-1	4.306	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	93	0	Lost to Navy 7–55
86	10	4.333	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–2	0.333	65	-2	Lost to UCLA 0–12
87	-46	4.350	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–1–1	0.250	85	0	Lost to LSU 6–42
88	1	4.971	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	65	-2	Lost to Kansas 0–23
89	15	5.150	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–2	0.000	93	-1	Lost to Notre Dame 7–37
90	-9	5.214	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	65	-3	Lost to Tulsa 13–22
91	-22	5.366	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–2	0.000	93	-1	Lost to Alabama 12–21
92	11	5.417	Drake (DRAKE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	65	-2	Beat South Dakota 18–0
93	17	5.463	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	1–1–1	0.500	53	0	Beat Vanderbilt 21–12
94	4	5.526	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	1–2	0.333	65	-2	Lost to Arizona 7–46
95	13	5.588	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	65	0	Beat Pacific 22–13
96	-64	5.630	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	1–1–1	0.500	53	+1	Lost to Cincinnati 7–57
97	-15	5.755	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	93	-1	Lost to Holy Cross 6–19
98	1	5.809	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	1–2	0.333	65	-1	Lost to UTEP 27–28
99	-33	5.885	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–2–1	0.167	91	-2	Lost to Kentucky 13–26
100	6	6.144	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	93	-2	Lost to Mississippi State 6–21
101	-33	6.166	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND SKY	0–1–1	0.250	85	-1	Tied BYU 12–12
102	-16	6.395	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	1–2	0.333	65	-1	Lost to Trinity (TEXAS) 21–27
103	-24	6.620	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	93	-2	Lost to South Carolina 0–19
104	-4	6.714	Montana (MONTANA)	IND SKY	0–3	0.000	93	-3	Lost to Idaho 12–20
105	-60	6.814	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND MVC	0–1–1	0.250	85	-1	Lost to Texas 7–28
106	-5	7.377	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	93	-4	Lost to Wake Forest 12–18
107	-5	7.795	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–3	0.000	93	-4	Lost to Washington 0–28
108	-3	7.831	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–2–1	0.167	91	-3	Lost to Kansas State 0–27
109	0	7.852	Brown (BROWN)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	93	0	Lost to Yale 0–13
110	-3	8.126	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	0–3	0.000	93	-4	Lost to Furman 0–27