College Football 1953
Teams in each conference

Based on games played between 1953/9/18 and 1953/12/5
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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Minor-Ind
Major Independents [Major-Ind] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1953
1953 - Ranking of teams in Major-Ind based on Global ranking
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ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
Southern Mississippi 3 2-1-0 6 3 2-1-0
Cincinnati 4 3-1-0 49 4 3-1-0
Trinity University (TX) 3 3-0-0 59 3 3-0-0
Tennessee Chattanooga 3 0-3-0 82 3 0-3-0
Florida State 4 2-2-0 88 4 2-2-0
Fresno State 3 0-2-1 106 3 0-2-1
Temple 4 0-4-0 116 4 0-4-0
Midwestern State 5 0-4-1 117 5 0-4-1
Presbyterian 4 1-3-0 118 4 1-3-0
Connecticut 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Hawaii 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Louisville 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Marshall 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Memphis 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Middle Tennessee 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Ohio University 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
San Diego State 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Bucknell 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Lafayette 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Lehigh 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Montana State 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
North Dakota State 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Northern Iowa 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Rhode Island 1 1-0-0 1 1-0-0
South Dakota 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
South Dakota State 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Stetson 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Wofford 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Shepherd College 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Wayne State (MI) 2 1-1-0 2 1-1-0
Amherst College 1 1-0-0 1 1-0-0
Catawba College 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
McMurry 2 1-0-1 2 1-0-1
Randolph Macon 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Newberry College 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Sul Ross State 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Waynesburg College 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Saint Xavier 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Bradley 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Colorado College 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Quantico Marines 1 1-0-0 1 1-0-0
San Diego Marines 2 1-1-0 2 1-1-0
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Atlantic Coast Conference [ACC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1953
1953 - Ranking of teams in ACC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 24.10 1 19.834 4 4.000 Maryland 3 3-0-0 1 11 10-1-0 1 11 10-1-0
2 13.77 2 14.258 7 5.250 Duke 4 4-0-0 24 10 7-2-1 24 10 7-2-1
3 1.28 3 -0.230 2 3.600 South Carolina 5 2-3-0 42 10 7-3-0 42 10 7-3-0
4 0.94 4 -3.123 1 3.333 Clemson 3 1-2-0 72 9 3-5-1 72 9 3-5-1
5 -6.29 5 -3.146 3 3.800 North Carolina 5 2-3-0 75 10 4-6-0 75 10 4-6-0
6 -8.62 6 -6.972 5 4.200 Wake Forest 5 2-3-0 93 10 3-6-1 93 10 3-6-1
7 -25.19 7 -20.620 6 4.333 North Carolina State 3 0-3-0 107 10 1-9-0 107 10 1-9-0
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Big 10 Conference [BIG 10] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1953
1953 - Ranking of teams in BIG 10 based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 13.49 1 13.028 9 6.333 Illinois 6 5-1-0 7 9 7-1-1 7 9 7-1-1
2 13.15 2 12.196 10 6.500 Michigan State 6 5-1-0 3 10 9-1-0 3 10 9-1-0
3 11.05 3 9.775 7 5.917 Wisconsin 6 4-1-1 5 9 6-2-1 5 9 6-2-1
4 5.79 6 0.642 6 5.750 Iowa 6 3-3-0 10 9 5-3-1 10 9 5-3-1
5 -0.40 4 2.655 5 5.500 Ohio State 7 4-3-0 22 9 6-3-0 22 9 6-3-0
6 -1.40 5 1.411 2 4.917 Michigan 6 3-3-0 14 9 6-3-0 14 9 6-3-0
7 -1.52 7 0.121 4 5.071 Minnesota 7 3-3-1 23 9 4-4-1 23 9 4-4-1
8 -3.67 8 -3.623 1 4.083 Purdue 6 2-4-0 39 9 2-7-0 39 9 2-7-0
9 -16.83 9 -16.031 8 6.083 Indiana 6 1-5-0 52 9 2-7-0 52 9 2-7-0
10 -19.67 10 -20.174 3 5.000 Northwestern 6 0-6-0 45 9 3-6-0 45 9 3-6-0
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Big 7 Conference [BIG 7] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1953
1953 - Ranking of teams in BIG 7 based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 20.48 1 18.857 7 4.500 Oklahoma 6 6-0-0 9 11 9-1-1 9 11 9-1-1
2 5.52 3 6.286 6 4.250 Missouri 6 4-2-0 28 10 6-4-0 28 10 6-4-0
3 4.17 2 6.286 5 4.250 Kansas State 6 4-2-0 43 10 6-3-1 43 10 6-3-1
4 -4.45 5 -6.286 4 3.917 Kansas 6 2-4-0 70 10 2-8-0 70 10 2-8-0
5 -5.68 4 -6.286 3 3.917 Colorado 6 2-4-0 50 10 6-4-0 50 10 6-4-0
6 -7.95 6 -6.286 2 3.667 Nebraska 6 2-4-0 69 10 3-6-1 69 10 3-6-1
7 -12.08 7 -12.571 1 3.500 Iowa State 6 1-5-0 100 9 2-7-0 100 9 2-7-0
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Border Conference [BC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1953
1953 - Ranking of teams in BC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 24.40 1 20.167 5 4.300 Texas Tech 5 5-0-0 12 12 11-1-0 12 12 11-1-0
2 7.46 4 1.886 6 4.400 Arizona 5 3-2-0 67 10 4-5-1 67 10 4-5-1
3 6.21 3 6.286 4 4.167 Texas El Paso 6 4-2-0 63 10 8-2-0 63 10 8-2-0
4 4.72 2 10.686 7 4.400 Hardin-Simmons 5 4-1-0 73 11 6-5-0 73 11 6-5-0
5 -5.91 6 -11.000 3 4.000 Arizona State 4 1-3-0 80 10 4-5-1 80 10 4-5-1
6 -17.65 5 -9.167 1 3.400 New Mexico State 5 1-4-0 111 9 2-7-0 111 9 2-7-0
7 -19.23 7 -18.857 2 3.500 West Texas A&M 6 0-6-0 114 10 1-8-1 114 10 1-8-1
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Eastern Independent Conference [EIC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1953
1953 - Ranking of teams in EIC based on Global ranking
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ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
Notre Dame 3 3-0-0 10 9-0-1 2 10 9-0-1
Marquette 10 6-3-1 25 10 6-3-1
Penn State 3 2-1-0 9 6-3-0 29 9 6-3-0
Navy 3 1-2-0 9 4-3-2 47 9 4-3-2
Pennsylvania 3 2-1-0 9 3-5-1 48 9 3-5-1
Pittsburgh 2 0-2-0 9 3-5-1 58 9 3-5-1
Villanova 10 4-6-0 78 10 4-6-0
Princeton 2 1-1-0 9 5-4-0 98 9 5-4-0
Rutgers 2 0-2-0 8 2-6-0 108 8 2-6-0
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Missouri Valley Conference [MVC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1953
1953 - Ranking of teams in MVC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 10.36 1 8.800 5 3.500 Detroit 4 3-1-0 57 10 6-4-0 57 10 6-4-0
2 7.39 2 8.800 4 3.250 Oklahoma State 4 3-1-0 34 10 7-3-0 34 10 7-3-0
3 -0.43 4 -4.400 2 2.667 Houston 3 1-2-0 37 9 4-4-1 37 9 4-4-1
4 -5.50 3 -4.400 3 2.667 Wichita State 3 1-2-0 86 9 4-4-1 86 9 4-4-1
5 -11.82 5 -8.800 1 2.500 Tulsa 4 1-3-0 83 10 3-7-0 83 10 3-7-0
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Mountain States Conference [MSC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1953
1953 - Ranking of teams in MSC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 16.89 1 19.800 5 4.700 Utah 5 5-0-0 54 10 8-2-0 54 10 8-2-0
2 8.47 3 5.500 7 4.786 Wyoming 7 4-2-1 65 10 5-4-1 65 10 5-4-1
3 3.86 2 8.250 6 4.786 Utah State 7 5-2-0 77 11 8-3-0 77 11 8-3-0
4 1.58 5 -2.750 3 4.500 Colorado State 7 3-4-0 79 9 4-5-0 79 9 4-5-0
5 -0.18 4 0.314 8 5.083 New Mexico 6 3-2-1 96 9 5-3-1 96 9 5-3-1
6 -8.02 7 -11.000 2 4.214 Brigham Young 7 1-5-1 105 10 2-7-1 105 10 2-7-1
7 -9.09 8 -11.000 1 4.071 Denver 7 1-5-1 102 10 3-5-2 102 10 3-5-2
8 -13.50 6 -9.114 4 4.667 Montana 6 2-4-0 112 8 3-5-0 112 8 3-5-0
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Northeast Independent [NEI] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1953
1953 - Ranking of teams in NEI based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 19.58 3 12.910 12 10.500 Army 2 2-0-0 31 9 7-1-1 31 9 7-1-1
2 15.77 2 13.808 7 7.600 Syracuse 5 4-0-1 38 9 5-3-1 38 9 5-3-1
3 12.43 1 16.575 6 7.500 Boston College 2 2-0-0 64 9 5-3-1 64 9 5-3-1
4 4.22 6 0.767 8 7.786 Holy Cross 7 4-3-0 53 10 5-5-0 53 10 5-5-0
5 0.31 8 -3.713 2 3.500 Boston University 2 0-1-1 60 9 5-3-1 60 9 5-3-1
6 0.19 5 5.188 11 8.900 Cornell 5 3-1-1 71 9 4-3-2 71 9 4-3-2
7 -1.95 4 5.347 13 10.500 Harvard 5 4-1-0 85 8 6-2-0 85 8 6-2-0
8 -3.97 12 -11.617 1 3.000 Fordham 3 0-3-0 61 9 4-5-0 61 9 4-5-0
9 -7.97 7 -3.473 4 7.300 Columbia 5 2-3-0 89 9 4-5-0 89 9 4-5-0
10 -9.19 10 -7.394 9 8.000 Brown 4 1-2-1 104 9 3-5-1 104 9 3-5-1
11 -9.47 11 -9.585 5 7.357 Colgate 7 1-4-2 90 9 3-4-2 90 9 3-4-2
12 -9.49 9 -4.104 10 8.833 Yale 6 2-2-2 97 9 5-2-2 97 9 5-2-2
13 -10.47 13 -14.707 3 6.786 Dartmouth 7 1-6-0 87 9 2-7-0 87 9 2-7-0
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Pacific Coast Conference [PCC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1953
1953 - Ranking of teams in PCC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 20.97 1 17.147 8 5.000 UCLA 7 6-1-0 4 10 8-2-0 4 10 8-2-0
2 13.35 2 14.397 6 4.857 Stanford 7 5-1-1 27 10 6-3-1 27 10 6-3-1
3 9.61 3 8.897 4 4.714 Southern California 7 4-2-1 17 10 6-3-1 17 10 6-3-1
4 8.03 4 4.352 1 4.250 California 6 2-2-2 32 10 4-4-2 32 10 4-4-2
5 0.31 5 -2.103 2 4.429 Washington 7 2-4-1 46 10 3-6-1 46 10 3-6-1
6 -4.10 8 -7.333 5 4.750 Oregon 8 2-5-1 55 10 4-5-1 55 10 4-5-1
7 -6.97 6 -3.294 7 4.929 Washington State 7 3-4-0 62 10 4-6-0 62 10 4-6-0
8 -10.19 7 -4.889 3 4.688 Oregon State 8 3-5-0 66 9 3-6-0 66 9 3-6-0
9 -31.01 9 -27.172 9 7.000 Idaho 3 0-3-0 109 9 1-8-0 109 9 1-8-0
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Southeastern Conference [SEC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1953
1953 - Ranking of teams in SEC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 10.86 1 11.858 6 6.500 Kentucky 6 4-1-1 13 10 7-2-1 13 10 7-2-1
2 10.34 3 9.380 9 6.833 Mississippi 6 4-1-1 11 10 7-2-1 11 10 7-2-1
3 9.25 4 9.068 2 5.643 Mississippi State 7 3-1-3 20 10 5-2-3 20 10 5-2-3
4 8.03 7 4.577 12 8.500 Georgia Tech 6 4-1-1 15 12 9-2-1 15 12 9-2-1
5 7.77 2 11.855 10 7.214 Alabama 7 4-0-3 18 12 6-3-3 18 12 6-3-3
6 6.65 6 4.949 7 6.643 Auburn 7 4-2-1 19 11 7-3-1 19 11 7-3-1
7 4.58 5 5.926 3 5.833 Tennessee 6 3-2-1 35 11 6-4-1 35 11 6-4-1
8 -1.56 9 -5.853 5 6.333 Florida 6 1-3-2 41 10 3-5-2 41 10 3-5-2
9 -2.42 8 -2.269 4 6.000 LSU 8 2-3-3 30 11 5-3-3 30 11 5-3-3
10 -14.47 10 -11.105 1 5.083 Vanderbilt 6 1-5-0 68 10 3-7-0 68 10 3-7-0
11 -17.30 11 -16.161 11 7.333 Georgia 6 1-5-0 56 11 3-8-0 56 11 3-8-0
12 -21.74 12 -22.223 8 6.714 Tulane 7 0-7-0 81 10 1-8-1 81 10 1-8-1
SEC results for other seasons
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Southern Conference [SoCon] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1953
1953 - Ranking of teams in SoCon based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 26.36 1 24.167 2 4.875 West Virginia 4 4-0-0 36 10 8-2-0 36 10 8-2-0
2 7.51 2 7.809 7 5.833 George Washington 6 4-2-0 84 9 5-4-0 84 9 5-4-0
3 6.56 5 2.334 10 9.500 Furman 2 2-0-0 74 9 7-2-0 74 9 7-2-0
4 6.30 6 2.024 6 5.667 Virginia Tech 6 3-3-0 99 10 5-5-0 99 10 5-5-0
5 4.56 3 5.805 4 5.400 William & Mary 5 3-2-0 91 10 5-4-1 91 10 5-4-1
6 4.07 4 3.857 1 4.750 Virginia Military 6 3-3-0 92 10 5-5-0 92 10 5-5-0
7 -4.12 8 -5.024 3 4.917 Washington & Lee 6 2-4-0 103 10 4-6-0 103 10 4-6-0
8 -6.33 7 -1.640 5 5.583 Richmond 6 3-3-0 101 9 5-3-1 101 9 5-3-1
9 -15.29 9 -15.024 8 6.000 Citadel 4 1-3-0 115 9 2-7-0 115 9 2-7-0
10 -29.60 10 -24.309 9 6.000 Davidson 5 0-5-0 119 9 0-9-0 119 9 0-9-0
SoCon results for other seasons
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Southwestern Athletic Conference [SWAC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1953
1953 - Ranking of teams in SWAC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 14.82 1 12.571 7 4.500 Rice 6 5-1-0 8 11 9-2-0 8 11 9-2-0
2 8.00 2 12.571 6 4.333 Texas 6 5-1-0 16 10 7-3-0 16 10 7-3-0
3 3.10 3 6.286 5 4.167 Baylor 6 4-2-0 21 10 7-3-0 21 10 7-3-0
4 0.29 4 0.000 4 4.000 Southern Methodist 6 3-3-0 26 10 5-5-0 26 10 5-5-0
5 -4.27 5 -6.286 3 3.833 Arkansas 6 2-4-0 33 10 3-7-0 33 10 3-7-0
6 -10.23 6 -12.571 2 3.667 Texas Christian 6 1-5-0 44 10 3-7-0 44 10 3-7-0
7 -11.71 7 -12.571 1 3.500 Texas A&M 6 1-5-0 40 10 4-5-1 40 10 4-5-1
SWAC results for other seasons
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Southwestern Independent Conference [SWIC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1953
1953 - Ranking of teams in SWIC based on Global ranking
The teams in this conference cannot be ranked, since they are not fully connected within the conference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
Miami (FL) 9 4-5-0 51 9 4-5-0
Pacific 1 0-1-0 10 4-4-2 76 10 4-4-2
North Texas 1 0-0-1 10 3-6-1 94 10 3-6-1
San Jose State 2 1-0-1 9 4-4-1 95 9 4-4-1
Virginia 9 1-8-0 110 9 1-8-0
Drake 8 4-4-0 113 8 4-4-0
SWIC results for other seasons
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Minor Independents [Minor-Ind] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1953
1953 - Ranking of teams in Minor-Ind based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
Minor-Ind results for other seasons
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