College Football 1953
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1953/9/18 and 1953/12/5
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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1953 - Ranking of all teams based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
39 9.05 43 6.39 1 16.72 Purdue 9 2-7-0 1 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 1 6 2-4-0 BIG 10
82 -7.94 81 -7.88 2 22.67 Tennessee Chattanooga 3 0-3-0 3 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
23 16.85 21 16.75 3 22.67 Minnesota 9 4-4-1 2 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 4 7 3-3-1 BIG 10
52 3.25 45 5.93 4 23.06 Indiana 9 2-7-0 4 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 8 6 1-5-0 BIG 10
5 27.73 8 25.12 5 23.17 Wisconsin 9 6-2-1 5 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 7 6 4-1-1 BIG 10
22 17.24 11 21.94 6 25.83 Ohio State 9 6-3-0 6 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 5 7 4-3-0 BIG 10
40 8.46 35 9.93 7 28.00 Texas A&M 10 4-5-1 7 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 1 6 1-5-0 SWAC
26 15.44 26 14.32 8 28.70 Southern Methodist 10 5-5-0 8 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 SWAC
10 24.34 16 19.64 9 29.00 Iowa 9 5-3-1 9 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 6 6 3-3-0 BIG 10
14 19.91 9 23.34 10 30.67 Michigan 9 6-3-0 10 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 2 6 3-3-0 BIG 10
33 10.80 42 6.47 11 31.05 Arkansas 10 3-7-0 11 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 3 6 2-4-0 SWAC
7 26.55 6 28.57 12 31.06 Illinois 9 7-1-1 12 9 7-1-1 NoDivi 9 6 5-1-0 BIG 10
44 6.37 51 3.13 13 31.45 Texas Christian 10 3-7-0 13 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 2 6 1-5-0 SWAC
3 31.54 2 33.60 14 31.72 Michigan State 10 9-1-0 14 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 10 6 5-1-0 BIG 10
16 19.53 17 18.70 15 33.25 Texas 10 7-3-0 15 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 6 6 5-1-0 SWAC
45 5.63 41 6.58 16 33.33 Northwestern 9 3-6-0 16 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 3 6 0-6-0 BIG 10
2 33.08 3 33.47 17 34.00 Notre Dame 10 9-0-1 17 10 9-0-1 NoDivi 6 3 3-0-0 EIC
48 4.88 37 8.34 18 34.11 Pennsylvania 9 3-5-1 18 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 4 3 2-1-0 EIC
17 19.02 10 22.63 19 34.85 Southern California 10 6-3-1 19 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 4 7 4-2-1 PCC
46 5.62 46 5.79 20 35.55 Washington 10 3-6-1 20 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 2 7 2-4-1 PCC
6 26.87 1 35.70 21 36.00 Southern Mississippi 3 2-1-0 21 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
21 17.40 20 16.78 22 36.20 Baylor 10 7-3-0 22 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 5 6 4-2-0 SWAC
20 17.59 25 14.89 23 36.72 Mississippi State 10 5-2-3 23 10 5-2-3 NoDivi 2 7 3-1-3 SEC
32 11.77 29 12.62 24 37.15 California 10 4-4-2 24 10 4-4-2 NoDivi 1 6 2-2-2 PCC
56 1.59 57 -0.07 25 37.36 Georgia 11 3-8-0 25 11 3-8-0 NoDivi 11 6 1-5-0 SEC
30 12.33 33 10.72 26 37.50 Louisiana State 11 5-3-3 26 11 5-3-3 NoDivi 4 8 2-3-3 SEC
18 18.13 13 20.52 27 37.64 Alabama 12 6-3-3 27 12 6-3-3 NoDivi 10 7 4-0-3 SEC
81 -7.71 87 -9.52 28 37.80 Tulane 10 1-8-1 28 10 1-8-1 NoDivi 8 7 0-7-0 SEC
66 -1.85 48 5.28 29 38.28 Oregon State 9 3-6-0 29 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 3 8 3-5-0 PCC
13 20.50 18 17.95 30 38.56 Kentucky 10 7-2-1 30 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 6 6 4-1-1 SEC
8 24.97 12 21.67 31 38.75 Rice 11 9-2-0 31 11 9-2-0 NoDivi 7 6 5-1-0 SWAC
41 8.40 56 0.09 32 39.00 Florida 10 3-5-2 32 10 3-5-2 NoDivi 5 6 1-3-2 SEC
68 -2.88 66 -2.70 33 39.56 Vanderbilt 10 3-7-0 33 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 1 6 1-5-0 SEC
4 31.23 4 30.05 34 40.50 UCLA 10 8-2-0 34 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 8 7 6-1-0 PCC
70 -3.26 76 -6.52 35 40.75 Kansas 10 2-8-0 35 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 4 6 2-4-0 BIG 7
37 9.79 36 9.19 36 41.50 Houston 9 4-4-1 36 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 2 3 1-2-0 MVC
35 10.40 40 7.12 37 41.95 Tennessee 11 6-4-1 37 11 6-4-1 NoDivi 3 6 3-2-1 SEC
19 17.91 24 15.17 38 42.39 Auburn 11 7-3-1 38 11 7-3-1 NoDivi 7 7 4-2-1 SEC
27 14.97 22 15.96 39 44.10 Stanford 10 6-3-1 39 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 6 7 5-1-1 PCC
62 -0.48 52 3.04 40 45.15 Washington State 10 4-6-0 40 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 7 7 3-4-0 PCC
11 21.37 19 17.79 41 46.05 Mississippi 10 7-2-1 41 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 9 6 4-1-1 SEC
28 12.54 27 14.28 42 46.30 Missouri 10 6-4-0 42 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 6 6 4-2-0 BIG 7
9 24.76 7 25.34 43 47.30 Oklahoma 11 9-1-1 43 11 9-1-1 NoDivi 7 6 6-0-0 BIG 7
69 -2.93 69 -3.62 44 47.80 Nebraska 10 3-6-1 44 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 2 6 2-4-0 BIG 7
83 -8.46 67 -2.83 45 47.90 Tulsa 10 3-7-0 45 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 1 4 1-3-0 MVC
58 0.91 60 -0.69 46 48.06 Pittsburgh 9 3-5-1 46 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 3 2 0-2-0 EIC
25 15.69 32 11.08 47 48.72 Marquette 10 6-3-1 47 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 EIC
15 19.70 14 20.50 48 49.05 Georgia Tech 12 9-2-1 48 12 9-2-1 NoDivi 12 6 4-1-1 SEC
55 1.71 58 -0.52 49 50.20 Oregon 10 4-5-1 49 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 5 8 2-5-1 PCC
34 10.53 28 12.69 50 52.95 Oklahoma State 10 7-3-0 50 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 4 4 3-1-0 MVC
100 -15.89 105 -20.20 51 53.00 Iowa State 9 2-7-0 51 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 1 6 1-5-0 BIG 7
1 33.91 5 29.41 52 53.75 Maryland 11 10-1-0 52 11 10-1-0 NoDivi 4 3 3-0-0 ACC
29 12.37 39 7.63 53 53.89 Penn State 9 6-3-0 53 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 7 3 2-1-0 EIC
78 -7.02 77 -6.84 54 54.22 Villanova 10 4-6-0 54 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 EIC
51 3.78 55 0.26 55 54.67 Miami FL 9 4-5-0 55 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
72 -3.81 72 -4.93 56 57.44 Clemson 9 3-5-1 56 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 1 3 1-2-0 ACC
50 4.02 44 6.24 57 57.80 Colorado 10 6-4-0 57 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 3 6 2-4-0 BIG 7
75 -5.42 73 -6.04 58 58.10 North Carolina 10 4-6-0 58 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 3 5 2-3-0 ACC
47 5.28 50 3.23 59 59.00 Navy 9 4-3-2 59 9 4-3-2 NoDivi 5 3 1-2-0 EIC
24 15.74 30 12.34 60 59.45 Duke 10 7-2-1 60 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 7 4 4-0-0 ACC
57 1.40 62 -1.00 61 59.50 Detroit 10 6-4-0 61 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 5 4 3-1-0 MVC
60 0.62 65 -1.67 62 63.71 Boston University 9 5-3-1 62 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 2 2 0-1-1 NEI
12 21.22 15 20.15 63 63.77 Texas Tech 12 11-1-0 63 12 11-1-0 NoDivi 5 5 5-0-0 BC
67 -2.32 71 -4.61 64 64.90 Arizona 10 4-5-1 64 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 6 5 3-2-0 BC
76 -5.87 83 -8.04 65 65.17 Pacific 10 4-4-2 65 10 4-4-2 NoDivi 6 1 0-1-0 SWIC
42 6.88 38 8.04 66 65.94 South Carolina 10 7-3-0 66 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 2 5 2-3-0 ACC
38 9.35 53 1.62 67 66.33 Syracuse 9 5-3-1 67 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 7 5 4-0-1 NEI
31 12.06 23 15.33 68 67.44 Army 9 7-1-1 68 9 7-1-1 NoDivi 12 2 2-0-0 NEI
71 -3.50 68 -2.93 69 67.61 Cornell 9 4-3-2 69 9 4-3-2 NoDivi 11 5 3-1-1 NEI
116 -31.00 116 -27.38 70 68.00 Temple 4 0-4-0 71 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
43 6.80 47 5.69 71 68.00 Kansas State 10 6-3-1 70 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 5 6 4-2-0 BIG 7
107 -24.14 109 -24.17 72 68.35 North Carolina State 10 1-9-0 72 10 1-9-0 NoDivi 6 3 0-3-0 ACC
94 -12.89 99 -15.90 73 68.44 North Texas 10 3-6-1 73 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 4 1 0-0-1 SWIC
73 -5.00 64 -1.27 74 68.45 Hardin-Simmons 11 6-5-0 74 11 6-5-0 NoDivi 7 5 4-1-0 BC
61 -0.30 90 -10.83 75 69.06 Fordham 9 4-5-0 75 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 1 3 0-3-0 NEI
49 4.34 49 4.29 76 69.88 Cincinnati 4 3-1-0 76 4 3-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
111 -27.37 104 -20.20 77 70.21 New Mexico State 9 2-7-0 77 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 1 5 1-4-0 BC
53 3.04 70 -4.27 78 70.69 Holy Cross 10 5-5-0 78 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 8 7 4-3-0 NEI
64 -1.09 63 -1.12 79 70.88 Boston College 9 5-3-1 79 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 6 2 2-0-0 NEI
93 -12.77 93 -12.18 80 70.90 Wake Forest 10 3-6-1 80 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 5 5 2-3-0 ACC
110 -27.25 112 -24.57 81 71.22 Virginia 9 1-8-0 81 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
86 -10.10 91 -11.12 82 72.14 Wichita State 9 4-4-1 82 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 3 3 1-2-0 MVC
87 -11.18 101 -18.44 83 72.89 Dartmouth 9 2-7-0 83 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 3 7 1-6-0 NEI
114 -28.34 113 -26.66 84 73.44 West Texas A&M 10 1-8-1 84 10 1-8-1 NoDivi 2 6 0-6-0 BC
89 -11.70 96 -13.21 85 76.62 Columbia 9 4-5-0 85 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 4 5 2-3-0 NEI
36 9.84 34 10.66 86 76.88 West Virginia 10 8-2-0 86 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 2 4 4-0-0 SoCon
95 -12.90 86 -9.46 87 76.94 San Jose State 9 4-4-1 87 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 5 2 1-0-1 SWIC
109 -25.97 111 -24.43 88 77.11 Idaho 9 1-8-0 88 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 9 3 0-3-0 PCC
103 -19.53 102 -18.99 89 77.78 Washington & Lee 10 4-6-0 89 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 3 6 2-4-0 SoCon
65 -1.52 74 -6.21 90 78.80 Wyoming 10 5-4-1 90 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 7 7 4-2-1 MSC
54 2.05 54 0.48 91 79.33 Utah 10 8-2-0 92 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 5 5 5-0-0 MSC
79 -7.17 89 -10.77 92 79.33 Colorado State 9 4-5-0 91 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 3 7 3-4-0 MSC
88 -11.18 82 -7.97 93 80.38 Florida State 4 2-2-0 93 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
90 -11.80 98 -14.08 94 81.69 Colgate 9 3-4-2 94 9 3-4-2 NoDivi 5 7 1-4-2 NEI
115 -28.84 107 -23.06 95 82.06 Citadel 9 2-7-0 95 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 8 4 1-3-0 SoCon
91 -12.21 75 -6.42 96 83.15 William & Mary 10 5-4-1 96 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 4 5 3-2-0 SoCon
92 -12.75 94 -12.80 97 83.22 Virginia Military 10 5-5-0 97 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 1 6 3-3-0 SoCon
84 -8.56 79 -7.58 98 83.44 George Washington 9 5-4-0 98 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 7 6 4-2-0 SoCon
106 -22.82 108 -23.51 99 83.50 Fresno State 3 0-2-1 99 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
63 -0.95 59 -0.60 100 83.56 Texas El Paso 10 8-2-0 100 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 4 6 4-2-0 BC
108 -24.57 114 -26.73 101 84.00 Rutgers 8 2-6-0 101 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 8 2 0-2-0 EIC
80 -7.66 85 -9.12 102 84.28 Arizona State 10 4-5-1 102 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 3 4 1-3-0 BC
117 -32.06 118 -32.71 103 84.40 Midwestern State 5 0-4-1 103 5 0-4-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
113 -28.04 110 -24.43 104 84.62 Drake 8 4-4-0 104 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
74 -5.15 61 -0.72 105 84.64 Furman 9 7-2-0 105 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 10 2 2-0-0 SoCon
98 -14.46 88 -9.55 106 85.94 Princeton 9 5-4-0 106 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 9 2 1-1-0 EIC
119 -43.14 119 -39.37 107 86.72 Davidson 9 0-9-0 107 9 0-9-0 NoDivi 9 5 0-5-0 SoCon
104 -19.60 100 -15.97 108 88.25 Brown 9 3-5-1 108 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 9 4 1-2-1 NEI
105 -19.81 106 -21.53 109 88.35 Brigham Young 10 2-7-1 109 10 2-7-1 NoDivi 2 7 1-5-1 MSC
99 -14.47 95 -13.19 110 88.44 Virginia Tech 10 5-5-0 110 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 6 6 3-3-0 SoCon
102 -17.16 103 -20.02 111 89.28 Denver 10 3-5-2 111 10 3-5-2 NoDivi 1 7 1-5-1 MSC
96 -13.00 97 -13.55 112 91.50 New Mexico 9 5-3-1 112 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 8 6 3-2-1 MSC
101 -16.95 92 -11.33 113 91.56 Richmond 9 5-3-1 113 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 5 6 3-3-0 SoCon
77 -6.98 84 -8.07 114 91.86 Utah State 11 8-3-0 114 11 8-3-0 NoDivi 6 7 5-2-0 MSC
118 -37.03 117 -29.67 115 92.38 Presbyterian 4 1-3-0 115 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
112 -27.97 115 -26.92 116 92.64 Montana 8 3-5-0 116 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 4 6 2-4-0 MSC
97 -13.37 80 -7.67 117 92.81 Yale 9 5-2-2 117 9 5-2-2 NoDivi 10 6 2-2-2 NEI
59 0.63 31 11.12 118 92.83 Trinity University (TX) 3 3-0-0 118 3 3-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
85 -9.60 78 -7.23 119 97.57 Harvard 8 6-2-0 119 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 13 5 4-1-0 NEI
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Connecticut 2 0-2-0
Hawaii 2 0-2-0
Louisville 1 0-1-0
Marshall 1 0-1-0
Memphis 2 0-2-0
Middle Tennessee 1 0-1-0
Ohio University 1 0-1-0
San Diego State 1 0-1-0
Bucknell 2 0-2-0
Lafayette 2 0-2-0
Lehigh 2 0-2-0
Montana State 1 0-1-0
North Dakota State 1 0-1-0
Northern Iowa 1 0-1-0
Rhode Island 1 1-0-0
South Dakota 2 0-2-0
South Dakota State 2 0-2-0
Stetson 2 0-2-0
Wofford 2 0-2-0
Shepherd College 1 0-1-0
Wayne State (MI) 2 1-1-0
Amherst College 1 1-0-0
Catawba College 1 0-1-0
McMurry 2 1-0-1
Randolph Macon 1 0-1-0
Newberry College 1 0-1-0
Sul Ross State 1 0-1-0
Waynesburg College 1 0-1-0
Saint Xavier 2 0-2-0
Bradley 2 0-2-0
Brandeis 1 0-1-0
Colorado College 2 0-2-0
Quantico Marines 1 1-0-0
San Diego Marines 2 1-1-0
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