Baylor
SWC · 1953 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 3 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Baylor head-to-head · History & Eras
1953 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H |  PAC | 4–4–2 | W 25–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–5 | W 21–13 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 3–7 | W 14–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H |  SEC | 3–7 | W 47–6 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 4–5–1 | W 14–13 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 3–7 | W 25–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 7–3 | L 20–21 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND MVC | 4–4–1 | L 7–37 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 5–5 | W 27–21 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 9–2 | L 19–41 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- SMU +5
- California +4
- Miami +4
- Texas A&M +4
- Arkansas +3
- Vanderbilt +3
- TCU +3
- Rice -2
- Texas -3
- Houston -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.700 Win % · Change 1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.