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Colorado State

SKY · 1953 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
4–5
0.444 Win %
Conference
5th
3–4 in SKY

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
119
1902–2026
All-Time Record
543–608–31
0.473 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1915
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 22
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1953 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B86–3–1W 14–13
6Week 6 · Oct 6Denver (DENVER)H2HIND SKY3–5–2W 21–6
7Week 7 · Oct 13Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND SKY5–4–1L 14–21
8Week 8 · Oct 20Montana (MONTANA)H2HIND SKY3–5L 31–32
9Week 9 · Oct 27Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND SKY8–3L 13–14
11Week 11 · Nov 10BYUH2HIND SKY2–7–1W 34–12
12Week 12 · Nov 17Utah (UTAH)H2HIND SKY8–2L 14–35
13Week 13 · Nov 24New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND SKY5–3–1W 9–3
14Week 14 · Dec 1Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B86–4L 7–13

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
3.635
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-2
-18+16
  • Kansas State +6
  • New Mexico +5
  • Denver +3
  • BYU +2
  • Utah -2
  • Utah State -3
  • Wyoming -4
  • Colorado -4
  • Montana -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 #58Better than 58%
Win % Place 69thBetter than 50%

0.444 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#65W12#50W13#58W14#57Regular Season Final#58Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+1
+15
-7
-1
-1
+22
-21
+6
-6

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

Final Rank by Season
#421948#191949#431950#501951#421952

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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