College Football 1953
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1953/9/18 and 1954/1/1
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss (Win_Loss)

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Ranking of teams in all divisions based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
2 34.28 1 36.50 8 27.20 Michigan State 10 9-1-0 1 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 Big 10
1 34.42 2 34.73 18 33.25 Notre Dame 10 9-0-1 2 10 9-0-1 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 Eastern Indep
7 27.39 3 29.20 10 29.33 Illinois 9 7-1-1 4 9 7-1-1 NoDivi 1 6 5-1-0 Big 10
4 28.95 4 29.14 30 41.64 Oklahoma 11 9-1-1 3 11 9-1-1 NoDivi 1 6 6-0-0 Big 7
3 30.05 5 27.56 22 35.40 UCLA 10 8-2-0 5 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 1 7 6-1-0 PCC
5 28.22 6 25.51 3 21.89 Wisconsin 9 6-2-1 6 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 3 6 4-1-1 Big 10
12 20.90 7 24.33 14 30.17 Michigan 9 6-3-0 7 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 5 6 3-3-0 Big 10
8 26.53 8 23.87 25 37.27 Rice 11 9-2-0 9 11 9-2-0 NoDivi 1 6 5-1-0 Southwest AC
6 27.89 9 23.82 52 53.86 Maryland 11 10-1-0 8 11 10-1-0 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 ACC
10 25.40 10 23.37 55 55.50 Texas Tech 12 11-1-0 10 12 11-1-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 Border
14 19.67 11 23.23 19 33.65 Southern California 10 6-3-1 11 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 3 7 4-2-1 PCC
16 18.45 12 23.21 5 24.56 Ohio State 9 6-3-0 12 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 4 7 4-3-0 Big 10
11 21.09 13 20.78 51 52.09 Georgia Tech 12 9-2-1 15 12 9-2-1 NoDivi 7 6 4-1-1 SEC
9 25.76 14 20.61 7 27.11 Iowa 9 5-3-1 13 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 6 6 3-3-0 Big 10
13 20.81 15 20.47 16 32.25 Texas 10 7-3-0 14 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 Southwest AC
18 18.12 16 17.75 23 36.05 Baylor 10 7-3-0 16 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 3 6 4-2-0 Southwest AC
19 17.96 17 17.40 4 22.06 Minnesota 9 4-4-1 17 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 7 7 3-3-1 Big 10
25 13.78 18 16.97 72 66.88 Army 9 7-1-1 26 9 7-1-1 NoDivi 3 2 2-0-0 Northeast Indep
49 4.72 19 16.93 35 43.00 Southern Mississippi 3 2-1-0 18 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
23 15.83 20 16.56 31 42.10 Stanford 10 6-3-1 19 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 2 7 5-1-1 PCC
17 18.20 21 15.69 32 42.72 Kentucky 10 7-2-1 20 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 1 6 4-1-1 SEC
15 19.02 22 15.65 48 49.75 Mississippi 10 7-2-1 21 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 3 6 4-1-1 SEC
29 12.64 23 15.23 29 41.14 Alabama 12 6-3-3 25 12 6-3-3 NoDivi 2 7 4-0-3 SEC
21 16.36 24 14.95 6 26.95 Southern Methodist 10 5-5-0 27 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 Southwest AC
51 4.51 25 14.83 102 85.17 Trinity University TX 3 3-0-0 22 3 3-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
26 13.63 26 14.70 38 44.10 Missouri 10 6-4-0 24 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 3 6 4-2-0 Big 7
30 12.58 27 14.52 47 49.50 Oklahoma State 10 7-3-0 23 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 2 4 3-1-0 MVC
28 12.93 28 13.94 17 32.56 California 10 4-4-2 29 10 4-4-2 NoDivi 4 6 2-2-2 PCC
24 15.47 29 13.54 28 40.22 Mississippi State 10 5-2-3 28 9 4-2-3 NoDivi 4 7 3-1-3 SEC
22 16.14 30 13.21 66 62.28 Duke 10 7-2-1 32 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 2 4 4-0-0 ACC
27 13.36 31 11.92 40 45.00 Auburn 11 7-3-1 31 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 6 7 4-2-1 SEC
20 16.46 32 11.57 44 47.22 Marquette 10 6-3-1 30 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Eastern Indep
37 8.73 33 10.36 9 27.60 Texas A&M 10 4-5-1 34 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 7 6 1-5-0 Southwest AC
33 11.08 34 10.24 27 38.89 Houston 9 4-4-1 33 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 4 3 1-2-0 MVC
38 8.65 35 9.11 81 72.22 Texas El Paso 10 8-2-0 35 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 3 6 4-2-0 Border
46 5.45 36 8.82 21 34.00 Pennsylvania 9 3-5-1 37 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 2 3 2-1-0 Eastern Indep
35 9.78 37 8.75 36 43.14 Louisiana State 11 5-3-3 36 11 5-3-3 NoDivi 8 8 2-3-3 SEC
43 6.55 38 8.35 82 72.61 West Virginia 10 8-2-0 38 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 Southern C
45 6.10 39 7.73 53 54.15 Colorado 10 6-4-0 39 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 4 6 2-4-0 Big 7
47 4.95 40 7.01 75 69.22 South Carolina 10 7-3-0 46 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 3 5 2-3-0 ACC
34 10.03 41 7.00 1 15.56 Purdue 9 2-7-0 47 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 8 6 2-4-0 Big 10
39 8.58 42 6.97 68 64.40 Kansas State 10 6-3-1 40 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 2 6 4-2-0 Big 7
31 11.97 43 6.63 54 55.06 Penn State 9 6-3-0 45 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 4 3 2-1-0 Eastern Indep
44 6.26 44 6.59 15 31.33 Northwestern 9 3-6-0 41 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 10 6 0-6-0 Big 10
53 4.30 45 6.53 2 21.22 Indiana 9 2-7-0 43 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 9 6 1-5-0 Big 10
32 11.09 46 6.51 12 29.75 Arkansas 10 3-7-0 44 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 5 6 2-4-0 Southwest AC
42 6.69 47 6.48 20 33.80 Washington 10 3-6-1 42 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 5 7 2-4-1 PCC
64 -0.82 48 5.78 24 37.22 Oregon State 9 3-6-0 49 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 7 8 3-5-0 PCC
40 7.31 49 5.35 46 49.28 Tennessee 11 6-4-1 48 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 5 6 3-2-1 SEC
52 4.45 50 4.63 76 70.12 Cincinnati 4 3-1-0 50 4 3-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
62 0.46 51 3.54 37 43.75 Washington State 10 4-6-0 51 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 6 7 3-4-0 PCC
41 7.08 52 3.51 13 30.10 Texas Christian 10 3-7-0 52 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 6 6 1-5-0 Southwest AC
48 4.75 53 2.87 92 75.17 Utah 10 8-2-0 53 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 Skyline
50 4.58 54 2.43 67 63.00 Navy 9 4-3-2 54 9 4-3-2 NoDivi 3 3 1-2-0 Eastern Indep
66 -1.12 55 2.28 62 61.73 Hardin-Simmons 11 6-5-0 55 11 6-5-0 NoDivi 2 5 4-1-0 Border
36 8.98 56 1.03 73 67.83 Syracuse 9 5-3-1 56 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 2 5 4-0-1 Northeast Indep
56 1.94 57 -0.64 59 58.81 Detroit 10 6-4-0 58 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 1 4 3-1-0 MVC
57 1.78 58 -0.97 49 50.50 Oregon 10 4-5-1 57 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 8 8 2-5-1 PCC
61 0.52 59 -1.03 45 48.89 Pittsburgh 9 3-5-1 59 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 5 2 0-2-0 Eastern Indep
58 1.46 60 -1.36 57 57.65 Arizona 10 4-5-1 60 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 4 5 3-2-0 Border
78 -6.57 61 -2.03 103 85.79 Furman 9 7-2-0 63 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 5 2 2-0-0 Southern C
59 1.40 62 -2.17 58 58.61 Miami FL 9 4-5-0 62 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
70 -2.60 63 -2.26 39 44.86 Georgia 11 3-8-0 61 11 3-8-0 NoDivi 11 6 1-5-0 SEC
79 -7.48 64 -2.40 41 46.40 Tulsa 10 3-7-0 66 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 5 4 1-3-0 MVC
69 -2.49 65 -2.45 84 73.12 Boston College 9 5-3-1 65 8 4-3-1 NoDivi 1 2 2-0-0 Northeast Indep
63 -0.12 66 -2.73 70 65.21 Boston University 9 5-3-1 67 7 3-3-1 NoDivi 8 2 0-1-1 Northeast Indep
71 -3.05 67 -3.23 71 65.88 Cornell 9 4-3-2 69 9 4-3-2 NoDivi 5 5 3-1-1 Northeast Indep
68 -1.88 68 -3.30 42 46.55 Nebraska 10 3-6-1 68 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 6 6 2-4-0 Big 7
54 3.86 69 -3.49 43 47.19 Florida 10 3-5-2 64 9 2-5-2 NoDivi 9 6 1-3-2 SEC
60 1.06 70 -3.70 91 74.80 Wyoming 10 5-4-1 70 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 3 7 4-2-1 Skyline
76 -5.32 71 -5.02 33 42.72 Vanderbilt 10 3-7-0 71 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 10 6 1-5-0 SEC
55 2.37 72 -5.09 80 72.06 Holy Cross 10 5-5-0 72 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 6 7 4-3-0 Northeast Indep
73 -4.02 73 -5.29 93 76.17 Arizona State 10 4-5-1 73 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 6 4 1-3-0 Border
67 -1.73 74 -6.01 26 38.15 Kansas 10 2-8-0 74 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 5 6 2-4-0 Big 7
74 -4.66 75 -6.23 111 88.05 Utah State 11 8-3-0 75 11 8-3-0 NoDivi 2 7 5-2-0 Skyline
77 -5.96 76 -6.64 60 60.72 Clemson 9 3-5-1 76 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 4 3 1-2-0 ACC
72 -3.90 77 -6.77 64 61.89 Pacific 10 4-4-2 77 9 3-4-2 NoDivi 3 1 0-1-0 Southwest Indep
94 -13.55 78 -7.63 105 86.15 William & Mary 10 5-4-1 81 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 3 5 3-2-0 Southern C
80 -8.08 79 -7.79 63 61.75 North Carolina 10 4-6-0 79 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 5 5 2-3-0 ACC
85 -10.55 80 -7.81 85 73.28 San Jose State 9 4-4-1 78 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 2 2 1-0-1 Southwest Indep
81 -8.32 81 -8.11 56 56.33 Villanova 10 4-6-0 80 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Eastern Indep
86 -10.85 82 -8.27 119 99.14 Harvard 8 6-2-0 82 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 4 5 4-1-0 Northeast Indep
75 -4.77 83 -8.63 90 74.78 Colorado State 9 4-5-0 84 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 5 7 3-4-0 Skyline
87 -10.95 84 -8.94 108 86.78 George Washington 9 5-4-0 85 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 2 6 4-2-0 Southern C
99 -15.54 85 -9.10 118 97.71 Yale 9 5-2-2 83 8 4-2-2 NoDivi 9 6 2-2-2 Northeast Indep
93 -12.88 86 -9.54 100 84.88 Florida State 4 2-2-0 86 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
82 -8.50 87 -9.95 74 69.00 Wichita State 9 4-4-1 87 7 2-4-1 NoDivi 3 3 1-2-0 MVC
88 -11.30 88 -10.76 11 29.67 Tennessee Chattanooga 3 0-3-0 88 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
84 -10.13 89 -10.76 109 86.88 New Mexico 9 5-3-1 90 8 4-3-1 NoDivi 4 6 3-2-1 Skyline
100 -15.75 90 -10.81 110 87.88 Princeton 9 5-4-0 89 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 6 2 1-1-0 Eastern Indep
83 -8.97 91 -11.88 65 62.06 North Texas 10 3-6-1 92 9 2-6-1 NoDivi 1 1 0-0-1 Southwest Indep
65 -1.05 92 -11.89 79 71.28 Fordham 9 4-5-0 93 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 12 3 0-3-0 Northeast Indep
103 -18.98 93 -12.85 116 94.44 Richmond 9 5-3-1 94 8 4-3-1 NoDivi 7 6 3-3-0 Southern C
96 -14.39 94 -13.48 87 73.95 Wake Forest 10 3-6-1 96 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 6 5 2-3-0 ACC
89 -11.76 95 -13.57 34 42.83 Tulane 10 1-8-1 91 10 1-8-1 NoDivi 12 7 0-7-0 SEC
91 -12.28 96 -14.10 95 77.88 Columbia 9 4-5-0 95 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 7 5 2-3-0 Northeast Indep
97 -14.65 97 -14.20 107 86.56 Virginia Military 10 5-5-0 97 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 Southern C
92 -12.77 98 -14.83 99 83.38 Colgate 9 3-4-2 98 8 2-4-2 NoDivi 11 7 1-4-2 Northeast Indep
101 -16.42 99 -14.85 115 92.17 Virginia Tech 10 5-5-0 99 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 6 6 3-3-0 Southern C
107 -23.23 100 -16.73 61 60.79 New Mexico State 9 2-7-0 100 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 5 5 1-4-0 Border
105 -20.94 101 -16.96 114 90.42 Brown 9 3-5-1 101 6 2-3-1 NoDivi 10 4 1-2-1 Northeast Indep
98 -14.87 102 -17.99 101 85.06 Denver 10 3-5-2 102 9 2-5-2 NoDivi 8 7 1-5-1 Skyline
90 -11.94 103 -18.79 86 73.94 Dartmouth 9 2-7-0 104 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 13 7 1-6-0 Northeast Indep
95 -14.32 104 -19.04 50 50.81 Iowa State 9 2-7-0 103 8 1-7-0 NoDivi 7 6 1-5-0 Big 7
102 -17.35 105 -19.31 98 83.05 Brigham Young 10 2-7-1 105 10 2-7-1 NoDivi 7 7 1-5-1 Skyline
106 -21.90 106 -20.55 97 81.17 Washington & Lee 10 4-6-0 106 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 8 6 2-4-0 Southern C
104 -20.40 107 -21.92 94 77.17 Fresno State 3 0-2-1 107 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
108 -23.86 108 -22.53 69 64.72 West Texas A&M 10 1-8-1 108 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 7 6 0-6-0 Border
109 -24.03 109 -22.80 88 74.00 Idaho 9 1-8-0 110 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 9 3 0-3-0 PCC
113 -26.19 110 -22.90 96 81.12 Drake 8 4-4-0 109 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
110 -25.30 111 -24.77 112 88.21 Montana 8 3-5-0 111 7 2-5-0 NoDivi 6 6 2-4-0 Skyline
116 -31.02 112 -24.93 106 86.33 Citadel 9 2-7-0 112 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 9 4 1-3-0 Southern C
112 -25.79 113 -25.39 78 70.25 North Carolina State 10 1-9-0 113 10 1-9-0 NoDivi 7 3 0-3-0 ACC
115 -29.08 114 -26.13 89 74.56 Virginia 9 1-8-0 114 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
111 -25.52 115 -27.52 104 86.00 Rutgers 8 2-6-0 115 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 7 2 0-2-0 Eastern Indep
114 -27.29 116 -28.22 83 73.00 Midwestern State 5 0-4-1 116 5 0-4-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
117 -32.41 117 -28.53 77 70.25 Temple 4 0-4-0 117 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
118 -39.05 118 -31.72 117 94.75 Presbyterian 4 1-3-0 118 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
119 -45.09 119 -40.94 113 88.83 Davidson 9 0-9-0 119 9 0-9-0 NoDivi 10 5 0-5-0 Southern C
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 College 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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