South Carolina
ACC · 1953 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 1 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare South Carolina head-to-head · History & Eras
1953 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H |  ACC | 7–2–1 | L 7–20 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Citadel (CITADEL)H2H | IND SOCON | 2–7 | W 25–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–8 | W 19–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Furman (FURMAN)H2H | IND SOCON | 7–2 | W 27–13 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 3–5–1 | W 14–7 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | ACC | 10–1 | L 6–24 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 4–6 | W 18–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND SOCON | 8–2 | W 20–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 | WOFFORD | Unranked | — | W 49–0 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 3–6–1 | L 13–19 |
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).
- West Virginia +8
- Furman +7
- North Carolina +4
- Clemson +3
- Citadel +2
- Virginia +1
- Maryland -1
- Duke -2
- Wake Forest -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.700 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.