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Florida

SEC · 1953 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
3–5–2
0.400 Win %
Conference
9th
1–3 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
115
1904–2026
All-Time Record
748–454–37
0.619 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1984, 1996, 2006 +1
#1 Finishes
4
Top 5: 13 · Top 10: 20 · Top 25: 44
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 24 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

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

1953 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC9–2L 16–20
5Week 5 · Sep 29Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC9–2–1T 0–0
6Week 6 · Oct 6Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC7–2–1L 13–26
7Week 7 · Oct 13STETSONUnranked—W 45–0
8Week 8 · Oct 20Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON2–7W 60–0
9Week 9 · Oct 27LSUH2HSEC5–3–3T 21–21
10Week 10 · Nov 3Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC7–3–1L 7–16
11Week 11 · Nov 10Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC3–8W 21–7
12Week 12 · Nov 17Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC6–4–1L 7–9
14Week 14 · Dec 1Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI4–5L 10–14

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
4.390
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-11
-16+5
  • Georgia +3
  • Citadel +2
  • Georgia Tech 0
  • LSU 0
  • Rice -2
  • Kentucky -2
  • Auburn -3
  • Tennessee -4
  • Miami -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 #70Better than 50%
Win % Place 74thBetter than 47%

0.400 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#60W12#60W13#69W14#70Regular Season Final#70Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-4
0
-13
+45
+60
0
-9
+14
-2
-4

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

Final Rank by Season
#661948#651949#571950#481951#231952

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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