Minnesota

B10 · 1953 Season · Final

Season

Struggling ＋

Record

4–4–1

0.500 Win %

Conference

7th

3–3 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

135

1892–2026

All-Time Record

735–545–42

0.572 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1904, 1911, 1927 +2

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 17 · Top 10: 25 · Top 25: 43

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 3× #1
Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1

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

1953 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
5	Week 5 · Sep 29	USC H2H	PAC	6–3–1	L 7–17
6	Week 6 · Oct 6	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	9–1	L 0–21
7	Week 7 · Oct 13	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H	B10	3–6	W 30–13
8	Week 8 · Oct 20	Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H	B10	7–1–1	L 7–27
9	Week 9 · Oct 27	Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H	B10	6–3	W 22–0
10	Week 10 · Nov 3	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H	IND FBSI	3–5–1	W 35–14
11	Week 11 · Nov 10	Indiana (INDIANA)H2H	B10	2–7	W 28–20
12	Week 12 · Nov 17	Iowa (IOWA)H2H	B10	5–3–1	L 0–27
13	Week 13 · Nov 24	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H	B10	6–2–1	T 21–21

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum

3.038

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-8+14

Michigan +6
Northwestern +3
Pittsburgh +3
Indiana +2
Wisconsin 0
Michigan State -1
Illinois -1
USC -3
Iowa -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 #48Better than 66%

Win % Place 54thBetter than 61%

0.500 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-10

-21

+17

-20

+22

+21

-27

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.