California
PAC · 1953 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 7 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare California head-to-head · History & Eras
1953 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 7–3 | L 0–25 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2H |  PAC | 3–6 | W 26–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H |  B10 | 6–3 | L 19–33 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–5–1 | W 40–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–4–1 | W 34–14 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  USCH2H | PAC | 6–3–1 | L 20–32 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  UCLAH2H | PAC | 8–2 | L 7–20 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H | PAC | 3–6–1 | W 53–25 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Oregon (OREGON)H2H | PAC | 4–5–1 | T 0–0 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H | PAC | 6–3–1 | T 21–21 |
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).
- San José State +4
- Oregon State +3
- Pennsylvania +3
- Washington +3
- Oregon 0
- Stanford 0
- UCLA -2
- Baylor -3
- Ohio State -3
- USC -3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.500 Win % · Change -2
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.