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SWC · 1953 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 3 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare TCU head-to-head · History & Eras
1953 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | IND B8 | 2–8 | W 13–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 3–7 | L 6–13 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H |  B10 | 9–1 | L 19–26 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 4–5–1 | L 7–20 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–3 | L 21–27 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 7–3 | L 7–25 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H |  PAC | 4–6 | W 21–7 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 7–3 | L 3–13 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 9–2 | L 6–19 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 5–5 | W 13–0 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- SMU +5
- Washington State +4
- Kansas +2
- Michigan State -1
- Rice -2
- Penn State -3
- Baylor -3
- Texas -3
- Texas A&M -5
- Arkansas -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.300 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.