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Iowa

B10 · 1953 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
5–3–1
0.611 Win %
Conference
6th
3–3 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
128
1899–2026
All-Time Record
683–557–34
0.549 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1900
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 12 · Top 25: 29
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 7 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1

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

1953 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB109–1L 7–21
6Week 6 · Oct 6Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC4–6W 54–12
7Week 7 · Oct 13Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB106–3L 13–14
8Week 8 · Oct 20Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND SKY5–4–1W 21–7
9Week 9 · Oct 27Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB102–7W 19–13
10Week 10 · Nov 3Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB106–2–1L 6–10
11Week 11 · Nov 10Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB102–7W 26–0
12Week 12 · Nov 17Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB104–4–1W 27–0
13Week 13 · Nov 24Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI9–0–1T 14–14

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
2.298
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+11
-6+17
  • Wyoming +5
  • Washington State +4
  • Minnesota +4
  • Indiana +2
  • Purdue +2
  • Notre Dame 0
  • Michigan State -1
  • Wisconsin -2
  • Michigan -3

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 #28Better than 80%
Win % Place 36thBetter than 74%

0.611 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#36W12#31W13#29W14#30Regular Season Final#28Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-14
+42
-1
+14
+6
-4
+26
+27
0

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

Final Rank by Season
#721948#701949#871950#901951#981952

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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