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Arizona

BOR · 1953 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
4–5–1
0.450 Win %
Conference
3rd
3–2 in BOR

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
93
1931–2026
All-Time Record
521–469–23
0.526 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
1961, 1998
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 14
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 5 seasons

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

1953 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22Utah (UTAH)H2HIND SKY8–2L 7–28
5Week 5 · Sep 29Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B86–4L 14–20
6Week 6 · Oct 6New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND BOR2–7W 46–7
7Week 7 · Oct 13New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND SKY5–3–1W 20–0
8Week 8 · Oct 20Marquette (MARQUETTE)H2HIND FBSI6–3–1L 0–14
10Week 10 · Nov 3West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND BOR1–8–1W 39–6
11Week 11 · Nov 10Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND BOR11–1L 27–52
12Week 12 · Nov 17UTEPH2HIND BOR8–2L 20–28
13Week 13 · Nov 24Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B86–3–1T 26–26
14Week 14 · Dec 1Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HIND BOR4–5–1W 35–0

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
3.244
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
0
-12+12
  • New Mexico +5
  • Arizona State +4
  • New Mexico State +2
  • West Texas A&M +1
  • Kansas State 0
  • Texas Tech -1
  • Utah -2
  • UTEP -2
  • Marquette -3
  • Colorado -4

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 #54Better than 61%
Win % Place 65thBetter than 53%

0.450 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#63W12#66W13#53W14#55Regular Season Final#54Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-21
-6
+39
+20
-14
+33
-25
-8
0
+35

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

Final Rank by Season
#571948#1041949#831950#741951#361952

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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