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Kansas State

B8 · 1953 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
6–3–1
0.650 Win %
Conference
2nd
4–2 in B8

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
115
1912–2026
All-Time Record
529–634–35
0.456 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#6
1997, 1998
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 7 · Top 25: 19
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 24 seasons

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

1953 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22Drake (DRAKE)H2HIND FBSI4–4W 50–0
5Week 5 · Sep 29Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND SKY4–5L 13–14
6Week 6 · Oct 6Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B83–6–1W 27–0
7Week 7 · Oct 13Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B82–7W 20–12
8Week 8 · Oct 20Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B86–4W 28–14
9Week 9 · Oct 27Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC4–4–1W 21–0
10Week 10 · Nov 3Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B89–1–1L 0–34
11Week 11 · Nov 10Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B82–8W 7–0
12Week 12 · Nov 17Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B86–4L 6–16
13Week 13 · Nov 24Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND BOR4–5–1T 26–26

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
2.421
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+11
-10+21
  • Colorado +6
  • Drake +4
  • Wichita State +4
  • Nebraska +3
  • Iowa State +2
  • Kansas +2
  • Arizona 0
  • Oklahoma -1
  • Missouri -4
  • Colorado State -5

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 #32Better than 77%
Win % Place 30thBetter than 79%

0.650 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#37W12#33W13#34W14#33Regular Season Final#32Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+50
-1
+27
+8
+14
+21
-34
+7
-10
0

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

Final Rank by Season
#1171948#1101949#1131950#1101951#1111952

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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