Alabama

SEC · 1953 Season · Final

Season

Rebuilding −

Record

6–3–3

0.625 Win %

Conference

7th

4–0 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

123

1902–2026

All-Time Record

1002–319–42

0.751 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1919, 1925, 1934 +5

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 37 · Top 10: 54 · Top 25: 82

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 18 Top 10 · 4× #1
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 17 Top 10 · 1× #1
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 5 Top 10
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 3× #1
Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Alabama head-to-head · History & Eras

1953 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
4	Week 4 · Sep 22	SOUTHERN MISS	Unranked	—	L 19–25
5	Week 5 · Sep 29	LSU H2H	SEC	5–3–3	T 7–7
6	Week 6 · Oct 6	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H	SEC	3–7	W 21–12
7	Week 7 · Oct 13	Tulsa (TULSA)H2H	IND MVC	3–7	W 41–13
8	Week 8 · Oct 20	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H	SEC	6–4–1	T 0–0
9	Week 9 · Oct 27	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H	SEC	5–2–3	T 7–7
10	Week 10 · Nov 3	Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H	SEC	3–8	W 33–12
11	Week 11 · Nov 10	TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA	Unranked	—	W 21–14
12	Week 12 · Nov 17	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H	SEC	9–2–1	W 13–6
13	Week 13 · Nov 24	Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H	ACC	10–1	L 0–21
14	Week 14 · Dec 1	Auburn (AUBURN)H2H	SEC	7–3–1	W 10–7
13	Final · Jan 5	Rice (RICE)H2H	IND SWC	9–2	L 6–28

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum

2.503

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+22

-3+25

Georgia Tech +9
Auburn +7
Vanderbilt +3
Tulsa +3
Georgia +3
LSU 0
Tennessee 0
Mississippi State 0
Maryland -1
Rice -2

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing

Rank #36Better than 74%

Win % Place 35thBetter than 75%

0.625 Win % · Change -11

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-6

+28

+21

-21

-22

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.