Ohio State
B10 · 1953 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 20 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 1 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Ohio State head-to-head · History & Eras
1953 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H |  B10 | 2–7 | W 36–12 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H |  PAC | 4–4–2 | W 33–19 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 7–1–1 | L 20–41 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–5–1 | W 12–6 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 6–2–1 | W 20–19 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 3–6 | W 27–13 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 9–1 | L 13–28 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 2–7 | W 21–6 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 6–3 | L 0–20 |
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).
- Wisconsin +6
- California +4
- Pennsylvania +3
- Northwestern +3
- Indiana +2
- Purdue +2
- Illinois -1
- Michigan State -1
- Michigan -3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.667 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.