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SKY · 1953 Season · Final

Failing
Record
3–5–2
0.400 Win %
Conference
6th
1–5 in SKY

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
59
1902–1960
All-Time Record
259–228–33
0.530 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
1917
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 5
  • Divisional Era · 5 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1953 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22COLORADO COLLEGEUnranked—W 19–13
5Week 5 · Sep 29Drake (DRAKE)H2HIND FBSI4–4W 33–14
6Week 6 · Oct 6Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND SKY4–5L 6–21
7Week 7 · Oct 13Montana (MONTANA)H2HIND SKY3–5L 13–22
8Week 8 · Oct 20Utah (UTAH)H2HIND SKY8–2L 6–40
9Week 9 · Oct 27BYUH2HIND SKY2–7–1W 27–19
10Week 10 · Nov 3New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND SKY5–3–1L 18–20
11Week 11 · Nov 10Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC4–4–1T 12–12
12Week 12 · Nov 17Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND SKY8–3L 12–21
14Week 14 · Dec 1Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND SKY5–4–1T 13–13

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
4.935
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-12
-18+6
  • Drake +4
  • BYU +2
  • Wichita State 0
  • Wyoming 0
  • Utah -2
  • New Mexico -3
  • Utah State -3
  • Colorado State -5
  • 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 #85Better than 39%
Win % Place 74thBetter than 47%

0.400 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#84W12#81W13#85W14#85Regular Season Final#85Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+6
+19
-15
-9
-34
+8
-2
0
-9
0

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

Final Rank by Season
#641948#911949#991950#351951#1011952

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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