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Utah State

SKY · 1953 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
8–3
0.727 Win %
Conference
2nd
5–2 in SKY

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
112
1912–2026
All-Time Record
548–560–28
0.495 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
1917, 1936
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 11
  • 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 · 19 seasons · 1 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 Utah State head-to-head · History & Eras

1953 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC4–4–1W 14–7
5Week 5 · Sep 29New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND SKY5–3–1W 6–0
6Week 6 · Oct 6Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND SKY5–4–1L 13–20
7Week 7 · Oct 13Utah (UTAH)H2HIND SKY8–2L 13–33
8Week 8 · Oct 20BYUH2HIND SKY2–7–1W 14–7
9Week 9 · Oct 27Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND SKY4–5W 14–13
10Week 10 · Nov 3Montana (MONTANA)H2HIND SKY3–5W 33–14
11Week 11 · Nov 10FRESNO STATEUnranked—W 46–6
12Week 12 · Nov 17Denver (DENVER)H2HIND SKY3–5–2W 21–12
13Week 13 · Nov 24Idaho (IDAHO)H2HPAC1–8W 19–7
14Week 14 · Dec 1Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND FBSI4–4–2L 14–20

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
2.336
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+12
-10+22
  • New Mexico +5
  • Wichita State +4
  • Colorado State +4
  • Montana +3
  • Denver +3
  • BYU +2
  • Idaho +1
  • Utah -2
  • Wyoming -4
  • Pacific -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 #30Better than 79%
Win % Place 19thBetter than 87%

0.727 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#21W12#19W13#31W14#31Regular Season Final#30Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
+6
-7
-20
+7
+1
+19
+40
+9
+12
-6

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

Final Rank by Season
#791948#1061949#1091950#791951#861952

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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