Rice
SWC · 1953 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Rice head-to-head · History & Eras
1953 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H |  SEC | 3–5–2 | W 20–16 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Cornell (CORNELL)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–3–2 | W 28–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 | Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)H2H | IND BOR | 6–5 | W 40–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 5–5 | L 7–12 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 7–3 | W 18–13 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 7–2–1 | L 13–19 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 3–7 | W 47–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 4–5–1 | W 34–7 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 3–7 | W 19–6 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 7–3 | W 41–19 |
| 13 | Final · Jan 5 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 6–3–3 | W 28–6 |
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).
- Texas +7
- Baylor +7
- Hardin Simmons +6
- Alabama +6
- Cornell +4
- Texas A&M +4
- Florida +3
- Arkansas +3
- TCU +3
- Kentucky -2
- SMU -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.818 Win % · Change 3
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.