Iowa State
B8 · 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
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 8 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Iowa State head-to-head · History & Eras
1953 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 | SOUTH DAKOTA | Unranked | — | W 35–0 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H |  B10 | 3–6 | L 0–35 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | IND B8 | 2–8 | L 0–23 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 6–3–1 | L 12–20 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H | IND B8 | 6–4 | W 13–6 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Drake (DRAKE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–4 | L 7–12 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Colorado (COLORADO)H2H | IND B8 | 6–4 | L 34–41 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | IND B8 | 3–6–1 | L 19–27 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | IND B8 | 9–1–1 | L 0–47 |
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).
- Missouri +6
- Oklahoma -1
- Kansas State -3
- Drake -4
- Colorado -4
- Northwestern -6
- Nebraska -6
- Kansas -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.222 Win % · No change
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.