Notre Dame
FBSI · 1953 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Pioneer Era · 6 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Notre Dame head-to-head · History & Eras
1953 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | IND B8 | 9–1–1 | W 28–21 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H |  B10 | 2–7 | W 37–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–5–1 | W 23–14 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H |  SEC | 9–2–1 | W 27–14 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–3–2 | W 38–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–5–1 | W 28–20 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H |  ACC | 4–6 | W 34–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 5–3–1 | T 14–14 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  USCH2H |  PAC | 6–3–1 | W 48–14 |
| 12 | Regular Season Final · Dec 8 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 5–5 | W 40–14 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Oklahoma +9
- Georgia Tech +9
- USC +6
- SMU +5
- Navy +4
- North Carolina +4
- Pittsburgh +3
- Pennsylvania +3
- Purdue +2
- Iowa 0
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.950 Win % · Change 1
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.