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Drake

FBSI · 1953 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
4–4
0.500 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
69
1900–1981
All-Time Record
303–295–24
0.506 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#11
1922
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 5
  • Divisional Era · 14 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 6 seasons

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

1953 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B86–3–1L 0–50
5Week 5 · Sep 29Denver (DENVER)H2HIND SKY3–5–2L 14–33
6Week 6 · Oct 6SOUTH DAKOTAUnranked—W 18–0
8Week 8 · Oct 20Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC4–4–1L 0–27
9Week 9 · Oct 27Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B82–7W 12–7
10Week 10 · Nov 3BRADLEYUnranked—W 21–13
11Week 11 · Nov 10WAYNE STATEUnranked—L 19–25
12Week 12 · Nov 17NORTHERN IOWAUnranked—W 27–20

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
5.184
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-10
-12+2
  • Iowa State +2
  • Kansas State -3
  • Wichita State -4
  • Denver -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 #88Better than 36%
Win % Place 54thBetter than 61%

0.500 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#87W12#89W13#89W14#88Regular Season Final#88Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-50
-19
+18
-27
+5
+8
-6
+7

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

Final Rank by Season
#531948#441949#381950#361951#1131952

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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