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Purdue

B10 · 1953 Season · Final

Failing
Record
2–7
0.222 Win %
Conference
8th
2–4 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
135
1892–2026
All-Time Record
634–616–48
0.507 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1892
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 30
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 3 Top 10

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

1953 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B86–4L 7–14
6Week 6 · Oct 6Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI9–0–1L 7–37
7Week 7 · Oct 13Duke (DUKE)H2HACC7–2–1L 14–20
8Week 8 · Oct 20Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB106–2–1L 19–28
9Week 9 · Oct 27Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB109–1W 6–0
10Week 10 · Nov 3Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB107–1–1L 0–21
11Week 11 · Nov 10Iowa (IOWA)H2HB105–3–1L 0–26
12Week 12 · Nov 17Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB106–3L 6–21
13Week 13 · Nov 24Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB102–7W 30–0

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
4.516
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-4
-15+11
  • Michigan State +9
  • Indiana +2
  • Notre Dame 0
  • Illinois -1
  • Duke -2
  • Wisconsin -2
  • Iowa -3
  • Ohio State -3
  • Missouri -4

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 #75Better than 46%
Win % Place 98thBetter than 29%

0.222 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#83W12#73W13#75W14#75Regular Season Final#75Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
-30
-6
-9
+6
-21
-26
-15
+30

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

Final Rank by Season
#811948#641949#971950#391951#381952

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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