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Wisconsin

B10 · 1953 Season · Final

Developing
Record
6–2–1
0.722 Win %
Conference
3rd
4–1 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
135
1892–2026
All-Time Record
748–529–52
0.582 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1912
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 16 · Top 25: 44
  • 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 · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 9 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Wisconsin head-to-head · History & Eras

1953 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI6–3W 20–0
6Week 6 · Oct 6Marquette (MARQUETTE)H2HIND FBSI6–3–1W 13–11
7Week 7 · Oct 13UCLAH2HPAC8–2L 0–13
8Week 8 · Oct 20Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB102–7W 28–19
9Week 9 · Oct 27Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB106–3L 19–20
10Week 10 · Nov 3Iowa (IOWA)H2HB105–3–1W 10–6
11Week 11 · Nov 10Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB103–6W 34–13
12Week 12 · Nov 17Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB107–1–1W 34–7
13Week 13 · Nov 24Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB104–4–1T 21–21

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
1.330
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+24
-5+29
  • Illinois +7
  • Penn State +6
  • Marquette +6
  • Iowa +5
  • Northwestern +3
  • Purdue +2
  • Minnesota 0
  • UCLA -2
  • Ohio State -3

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 #8Better than 95%
Win % Place 20thBetter than 86%

0.722 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#6W12#7W13#7W14#7Regular Season Final#8Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+20
+2
-13
+9
-1
+4
+21
+27
0

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

Final Rank by Season
#981948#361949#271950#91951#321952

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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