Kentucky
SEC · 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 · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 21 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Kentucky head-to-head · History & Eras
1953 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 4–5–1 | L 6–7 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H |  SEC | 7–2–1 | L 6–22 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 3–5–2 | W 26–13 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 5–3–3 | T 6–6 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 5–2–3 | W 32–13 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–6 | W 19–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 9–2 | W 19–13 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 3–7 | W 40–14 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 | MEMPHIS | Unranked | — | W 20–7 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 6–4–1 | W 27–21 |
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).
- Rice +9
- Tennessee +6
- Mississippi State +5
- Villanova +4
- Florida +3
- Vanderbilt +3
- LSU 0
- Ole Miss -2
- Texas A&M -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.750 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.