Duke
ACC · 1953 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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 · 20 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 14 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Duke head-to-head · History & Eras
1953 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H |  ACC | 7–3 | W 20–7 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 3–6–1 | W 19–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 6–4–1 | W 21–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H |  B10 | 2–7 | W 20–14 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–1–1 | L 13–14 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 1–9 | W 31–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–8 | W 48–6 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–3–2 | T 0–0 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | SEC | 9–2–1 | L 10–13 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 4–6 | W 35–20 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- South Carolina +7
- Tennessee +6
- North Carolina +4
- Wake Forest +3
- Purdue +2
- NC State +1
- Virginia +1
- Navy 0
- Army -1
- Georgia Tech -2
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.750 Win % · Change 1
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.