Tulsa
MVC · 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 · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Tulsa head-to-head · History & Eras
1953 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 | CINCINNATI | Unranked | — | L 7–14 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 4–4–1 | L 10–19 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Pacific (PACIFIC)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–4–2 | W 22–13 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H |  SEC | 6–3–3 | L 13–41 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 | Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)H2H | IND BOR | 6–5 | W 14–13 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 7–3 | L 14–28 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND MVC | 4–4–1 | W 23–21 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND BOR | 11–1 | L 7–49 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)H2H | IND MVC | 6–4 | L 0–33 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 3–7 | L 7–27 |
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).
- Hardin Simmons +6
- Pacific +4
- Houston +4
- Texas Tech -1
- Alabama -3
- Oklahoma State -3
- Wichita State -4
- Detroit Mercy -4
- 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 % · 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.