Pennsylvania
FBSI · 1953 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 29 seasons · 26 Top 10 · 3× #1
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Pennsylvania head-to-head · History & Eras
1953 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H |  SEC | 3–7 | W 13–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–3 | W 13–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H |  PAC | 4–4–2 | L 0–40 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H |  B10 | 6–3 | L 6–12 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–3–2 | W 9–6 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 6–3 | L 14–24 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–0–1 | L 20–28 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–1–1 | L 14–21 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Cornell (CORNELL)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–3–2 | T 7–7 |
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).
- Penn State +6
- Navy +4
- Vanderbilt +3
- Notre Dame 0
- Cornell 0
- Army -1
- Ohio State -3
- Michigan -3
- California -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.389 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.