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Arkansas

SWC · 1953 Season · Final

Failing
Record
3–7
0.300 Win %
Conference
6th
2–4 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1906–2026
All-Time Record
716–534–37
0.571 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1964, 1968
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 36
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1953 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND MVC7–3L 6–7
6Week 6 · Oct 6TCUH2HIND SWC3–7W 13–6
7Week 7 · Oct 13Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC7–3L 7–14
8Week 8 · Oct 20Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC7–3L 7–16
9Week 9 · Oct 27Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC7–2–1L 0–28
10Week 10 · Nov 3Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC4–5–1W 41–14
11Week 11 · Nov 10Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC9–2L 0–47
12Week 12 · Nov 17SMUH2HIND SWC5–5L 7–13
13Week 13 · Nov 24LSUH2HSEC5–3–3L 8–9
14Week 14 · Dec 1Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC3–7W 27–7

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
4.742
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-11
-21+10
  • Texas A&M +4
  • TCU +3
  • Tulsa +3
  • Ole Miss -2
  • Rice -2
  • Oklahoma State -3
  • Baylor -3
  • Texas -3
  • LSU -3
  • SMU -5

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 #80Better than 42%
Win % Place 91stBetter than 34%

0.300 Win % · Change 3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#82W12#83W13#80W14#83Regular Season Final#80Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-1
+7
-7
-9
-28
+27
-47
-6
-1
+20

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

Final Rank by Season
#611948#551949#981950#521951#971952

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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