1953 Week 9 College Football Team RankingsOctober 27, 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 Status100.679Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–0–10.9007+12Beat Syracuse 20–13220.823LSUSEC3–0–30.75021+8Tied Florida 21–21370.954Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–01.0001+9Beat Georgia Tech 27–14411.046Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC6–01.0001+13Beat Miami 30–0541.110Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–01.0001+11Beat Texas A&M 14–13651.110Utah (UTAH)IND SKY6–01.0001+14Beat Wyoming 13–127-41.201Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–1–10.75021+12Lost to Baylor 13–14861.272USCPAC5–0–10.9176+10Beat California 32–209-11.312Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR5–10.8338+10Beat New Mexico State 71–01091.389Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–10.80013+10Beat Wisconsin 20–1911-41.409Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC4–1–10.75021+7Lost to Notre Dame 14–271281.435Duke (DUKE)ACC5–10.8338+9Beat NC State 31–01331.437West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON5–01.0001+7Beat Virginia Military Institute 52–201491.461Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–10.80013+8Beat Columbia 40–71531.477Yale (YALE)IND FBSI3–0–20.80013+4Tied Colgate 7–716131.485Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–10.80013+8Beat Texas 18–1317-21.494SMUIND SWC3–10.75021+8Beat Kansas 14–61871.613UCLAPAC5–10.8338+9Beat Washington State 44–719-171.709Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–1–10.70027+3Lost to Pennsylvania 6–920-31.803Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–1–10.70027+7Beat Colorado 27–2021-151.869Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–10.80013+6Lost to Minnesota 0–222261.878Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B85–10.8338+7Beat Wichita State 21–02391.928South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC4–10.80013+5Beat Clemson 14–724111.934Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–10.8338+5Beat Arkansas 28–025-31.941Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–1–10.70027+5Beat Tulane 34–72682.007UTEPIND BOR4–10.80013+5Beat North Texas 26–2127-152.049Iowa (IOWA)B103–20.60039+6Beat Indiana 19–1328-42.066Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–2–10.58348+4Beat Villanova 19–02922.086Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY4–20.66731+7Beat Colorado State 14–1330-42.100Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–20.60039+5Lost to Ohio State 19–2031-102.187Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY4–20.66731+7Lost to Utah 12–1332172.193Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–30.40073+6Beat Michigan 22–03352.245Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–1–20.66731+2Tied Alabama 7–734-212.246Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B104–10.80013+3Lost to Purdue 0–635-82.297Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC4–20.66731+5Lost to Detroit Mercy 14–1836-32.334California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–30.50051+6Lost to USC 20–3237-12.362Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–1–10.75021+2Tied Wake Forest 13–133852.385Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–20.66731+7Beat Washington 13–739212.529Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–20.60039+3Beat Navy 9–640-12.628Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–20.60039+1Beat TCU 27–214142.666Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–20.60039+3Beat Pittsburgh 27–2142132.720William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON3–1–10.70027+8Beat George Washington 12–743142.865Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–30.50051+4Beat North Carolina 27–1444242.906Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI2–2–10.50051+2Beat Princeton 26–1945-32.910Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–30.50051+2Lost to Rice 13–184622.930Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON4–20.66731+2Beat Washington & LEE 32–1247252.932Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC4–20.66731+1Beat Oklahoma State 18–1448172.932Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC2–2–10.50051+2Beat Arizona State 24–2049-32.993Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–2–10.500510Lost to Illinois 13–2050-202.998North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–20.60039+1Lost to Georgia 14–2751-73.137Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–30.50051-1Lost to Kansas State 0–215223.205Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI3–10.75021-2Beat Dartmouth 20–1453143.213Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON3–20.60039-1Beat Davidson 34–054273.314Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–1–10.62538-2Beat Lehigh 52–1255283.329Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI2–20.50051+1Beat Rutgers 40–135683.433Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–2–20.50051-2Tied LSU 21–2157-73.450Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–30.50051+2Lost to UCLA 7–4458-183.518Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–30.400730Lost to Army 7–4059213.547Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–2–10.50051-2Beat Louisville 59–660-193.577Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–30.400730Lost to Utah State 13–1461-243.580Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–20.600390Lost to Cornell 19–266213.587Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–1–30.58348+3Tied Mississippi State 7–763-123.725Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–30.50051-2Lost to West Virginia 20–5264-53.730MAMarquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI3–2–10.58348-4Tied Pacific 20–206593.777Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–30.50051-1Beat Nebraska 23–766-193.874Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR3–30.50051+2Lost to Houston 20–2467254.063Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–2–10.50051-3Beat Xavier 31–1468184.086Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–30.50051-3Beat BYU 27–1969264.114New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY2–2–10.50051-3Beat Montana 41–137034.205Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR2–30.40073-3BYE71-24.209Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–3–10.41769-2Tied Richmond 13–1372-144.236George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON2–30.40073-1Lost to William & Mary 7–1273244.308Purdue (PURDUE)B101–40.20094-2Beat Michigan State 6–074-214.330Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–20.60039-2Lost to Brown 0–675-144.367Indiana (INDIANA)B101–40.20094-1Lost to Iowa 13–197604.368Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI2–3–10.41769-3Tied Marquette 20–2077-114.376Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–30.40073-3Lost to Maryland 0–3078-224.377Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–3–10.30089-1Lost to Northwestern 21–2779-274.528San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI3–30.50051-7Lost to Oregon 13–2680-104.572North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI2–30.40073-5Lost to UTEP 21–2681-194.711BYUIND SKY2–3–10.41769-5Lost to Denver 19–2782-114.801Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–3–10.41769-4Lost to Stanford 7–1383114.802Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–40.33383-5Beat San José State 26–1384-94.901Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–40.33383-5Lost to Oklahoma 20–2785164.985Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI2–30.40073-5Beat Iowa State 12–786-85.097Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–40.33383-3Lost to SMU 6–1487-105.142Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC1–40.20094-5Lost to Ole Miss 0–2888125.168Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–40.20094-3Beat Virginia 28–1389145.185Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI2–30.40073+4Beat Holy Cross 6–09015.245Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–30.400730BYE91-65.456Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–40.33383-7Lost to Drake 7–1292-25.494Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–50.167101-6Lost to Auburn 7–3493-115.503Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–30.25092-3Lost to Fordham 13–4094-55.507Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–3–10.30089-4Lost to South Carolina 7–1495-75.599W&LWashington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON1–50.167101-5Lost to Virginia Tech 12–3296-175.723Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–40.33383-7Lost to New Mexico 13–4197-135.858TCUIND SWC1–40.20094-6Lost to Penn State 21–2798-25.897COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–3–10.30089-5Tied Yale 7–79956.228HSHardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR2–40.33383-6Beat West Texas A&M 26–14100-136.338Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI1–40.20094-8Lost to Vanderbilt 13–2810146.588Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–50.167101-8Beat Idaho 19–010206.705Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI1–50.167101-11Lost to Kentucky 0–19103-56.807NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–40.20094-9Lost to Duke 0–31104-56.899Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–4–10.25092-9Lost to Missouri 7–23105-127.406Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–50.167101-12Lost to Oregon State 0–1910607.818Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–50.000109-8Lost to Harvard 14–2010708.018New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–50.167101-7Lost to Texas Tech 0–7110828.049Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON1–50.167101-13Beat Presbyterian 20–1410909.297DADavidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON0–50.000109-8Lost to Furman 0–34110-29.701West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR0–4–10.100108-8Lost to Hardin Simmons 14–26
