Houston
MVC · 1953 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 7 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Houston head-to-head · History & Eras
1953 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 4–5–1 | T 14–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 7–3 | L 7–28 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)H2H | IND MVC | 6–4 | W 25–19 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 7–3 | L 7–14 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H | IND BOR | 4–5–1 | W 24–20 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Tulsa (TULSA)H2H | IND MVC | 3–7 | L 21–23 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 7–3 | W 37–7 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND BOR | 11–1 | L 21–41 |
| 12 | Regular Season Final · Dec 8 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 6–4–1 | W 33–19 |
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).
- Baylor +7
- Detroit Mercy +6
- Tennessee +6
- Arizona State +4
- Texas A&M 0
- Texas Tech -1
- Texas -3
- Oklahoma State -3
- Tulsa -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.500 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.