Illinois
B10 · 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 · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 5 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Illinois head-to-head · History & Eras
1953 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | IND B8 | 3–6–1 | T 21–21 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H |  PAC | 6–3–1 | W 33–21 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H |  B10 | 6–3 | W 41–20 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 4–4–1 | W 27–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–3–1 | W 20–13 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 2–7 | W 21–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 6–3 | W 19–3 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 6–2–1 | L 7–34 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 3–6 | W 39–14 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Stanford +6
- Ohio State +6
- Michigan +6
- Syracuse +5
- Minnesota +4
- Northwestern +3
- Purdue +2
- Nebraska 0
- Wisconsin -2
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.833 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.