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FBSI · 1953 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
3–5–1
0.389 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
93
1878–1981
All-Time Record
431–392–35
0.523 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#8
1880
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 4 · Top 25: 18
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 17 seasons · 3 Top 10

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

1953 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29AMHERSTUnranked—L 6–7
6Week 6 · Oct 6Yale (YALE)H2HIND FBSI5–2–2L 0–13
7Week 7 · Oct 13RHODE ISLANDUnranked—L 13–19
8Week 8 · Oct 20Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI2–6W 27–20
9Week 9 · Oct 27Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI5–5W 6–0
10Week 10 · Nov 3Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI5–4L 13–27
11Week 11 · Nov 10CONNECTICUTUnranked—W 42–7
12Week 12 · Nov 17Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND FBSI6–2L 20–27
13Week 13 · Nov 24Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI3–4–2T 7–7

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
5.500
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-1
-8+7
  • Holy Cross +5
  • Rutgers +2
  • Colgate 0
  • Yale -2
  • Harvard -2
  • Princeton -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 #91Better than 34%
Win % Place 80thBetter than 42%

0.389 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#89W12#92W13#92W14#91Regular Season Final#91Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-1
-13
-6
+7
+6
-14
+35
-7
0

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

Final Rank by Season
#351948#281949#1111950#1011951#1021952

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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