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FBSI · 1953 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 8 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 30 seasons · 26 Top 10 · 2× #1
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Harvard head-to-head · History & Eras
1953 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 | OHIO | Unranked | — | W 16–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 | Colgate (COLGATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–4–2 | W 28–26 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–5 | L 0–6 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–7 | W 20–14 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 | Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2H | IND SOCON | 0–9 | W 42–6 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Princeton (PRINCETON)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–4 | L 0–6 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Brown (BROWN)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–5–1 | W 27–20 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Yale (YALE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–2–2 | W 13–0 |
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).
- Yale +5
- Colgate +3
- Brown +3
- Dartmouth +2
- Davidson 0
- Princeton -4
- Columbia -5
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.