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Dartmouth

FBSI · 1953 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
2–7
0.222 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
93
1881–1981
All-Time Record
502–258–35
0.653 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1881, 1925, 1970
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 16 · Top 25: 47
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 25 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 22 seasons · 9 Top 10

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

1953 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI5–5L 6–28
6Week 6 · Oct 6Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI4–3–2L 7–55
7Week 7 · Oct 13Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI7–1–1L 0–27
8Week 8 · Oct 20Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI3–4–2L 14–24
9Week 9 · Oct 27Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND FBSI6–2L 14–20
10Week 10 · Nov 3Yale (YALE)H2HIND FBSI5–2–2W 32–0
11Week 11 · Nov 10Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND FBSI4–5L 19–25
12Week 12 · Nov 17Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND FBSI4–3–2L 26–28
13Week 13 · Nov 24Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI5–4W 34–12

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
5.509
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-13
-23+10
  • Yale +5
  • Princeton +5
  • Army -1
  • Harvard -2
  • Navy -3
  • Cornell -3
  • Colgate -4
  • Holy Cross -5
  • Columbia -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 #92Better than 34%
Win % Place 98thBetter than 29%

0.222 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#99W12#90W13#93W14#93Regular Season Final#92Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-22
-48
-27
-10
-6
+32
-6
-2
+22

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

Final Rank by Season
#231948#321949#751950#701951#911952

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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