Vanderbilt
SEC · 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 · 18 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 4 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Vanderbilt head-to-head · History & Eras
1953 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–5–1 | L 7–13 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H |  SEC | 6–3–3 | L 12–21 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 7–2–1 | L 6–28 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 7–3 | L 6–47 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–8 | W 28–13 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | SEC | 9–2–1 | L 0–43 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 7–2–1 | L 14–40 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | SEC | 1–8–1 | W 21–7 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 | MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE | Unranked | — | W 31–13 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 6–4–1 | L 6–33 |
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).
- Virginia +1
- Tulane +1
- Ole Miss -2
- Georgia Tech -2
- Kentucky -2
- Alabama -3
- Baylor -3
- Tennessee -4
- Pennsylvania -5
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.