College Football 1954
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1954/9/17 and 1954/12/4
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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1954 - 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
35 9.59 22 16.26 1 23.39 Pittsburgh 9 4-5-0 1 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 2 3 1-2-0 EIC
17 20.73 13 20.05 2 25.39 Purdue 9 5-3-1 2 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 6 6 3-3-0 BIG 10
27 12.73 32 11.40 3 25.61 Michigan State 9 3-6-0 3 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 2 6 1-5-0 BIG 10
23 15.97 28 13.79 4 26.40 Texas 10 4-5-1 4 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 3 6 2-3-1 SWAC
10 23.04 12 20.40 5 26.83 Iowa 9 5-4-0 5 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 3 7 4-3-0 BIG 10
40 8.26 46 5.60 6 28.00 Indiana 9 3-6-0 6 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 5 6 2-4-0 BIG 10
55 2.13 84 -8.39 7 29.25 Texas A&M 10 1-9-0 7 10 1-9-0 NoDivi 1 6 0-6-0 SWAC
1 38.07 1 38.70 8 29.61 Ohio State 10 10-0-0 8 10 10-0-0 NoDivi 7 7 7-0-0 BIG 10
26 13.02 29 13.38 9 30.10 Florida 10 5-5-0 9 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 6 7 5-2-0 SEC
4 27.83 4 28.49 10 30.61 Wisconsin 9 7-2-0 11 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 9 7 5-2-0 BIG 10
46 5.98 54 2.62 11 30.61 Northwestern 9 2-7-0 10 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 4 6 1-5-0 BIG 10
64 -0.08 75 -4.80 12 31.22 Illinois 9 1-8-0 12 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 1 6 0-6-0 BIG 10
24 15.68 38 8.94 13 31.80 Texas Christian 10 4-6-0 13 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 2 6 1-5-0 SWAC
77 -6.94 71 -4.03 14 32.38 Memphis 4 0-3-1 14 4 0-3-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
44 6.38 41 7.72 15 32.55 Louisiana State 11 5-6-0 15 11 5-6-0 NoDivi 1 7 2-5-0 SEC
3 29.38 2 31.09 16 32.85 Notre Dame 10 9-1-0 16 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 7 3 3-0-0 EIC
12 22.60 18 18.73 17 33.20 Southern Methodist 10 6-3-1 17 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 6 6 4-1-1 SWAC
18 20.69 16 19.19 18 33.30 Rice 10 7-3-0 18 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 4 6 4-2-0 SWAC
16 21.25 17 19.10 19 35.10 Georgia Tech 11 8-3-0 19 11 8-3-0 NoDivi 9 8 6-2-0 SEC
15 21.51 11 21.45 20 36.06 Michigan 9 6-3-0 20 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 10 7 5-2-0 BIG 10
11 22.77 19 18.20 21 37.20 Baylor 11 7-4-0 21 11 7-4-0 NoDivi 5 6 4-2-0 SWAC
19 17.59 9 22.95 22 37.83 Minnesota 9 7-2-0 22 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 8 6 4-2-0 BIG 10
13 21.96 21 16.37 23 38.00 Auburn 11 8-3-0 23 11 8-3-0 NoDivi 2 6 3-3-0 SEC
60 0.89 61 -0.28 24 38.10 Tulane 10 1-6-3 24 10 1-6-3 NoDivi 4 8 1-6-1 SEC
110 -20.73 103 -16.22 25 38.15 Kansas 10 0-10-0 25 10 0-10-0 NoDivi 1 6 0-6-0 BIG 7
7 26.17 7 25.58 26 38.70 Arkansas 11 8-3-0 26 11 8-3-0 NoDivi 7 6 5-1-0 SWAC
65 -0.11 58 1.65 27 39.89 Tennessee 10 4-6-0 27 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 3 6 1-5-0 SEC
53 2.51 72 -4.33 28 40.94 Vanderbilt 9 2-7-0 28 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 8 6 1-5-0 SEC
29 12.14 36 10.57 29 42.25 California 10 5-5-0 29 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 4 7 4-3-0 PCC
43 6.45 40 7.83 30 42.35 Missouri 10 4-5-1 30 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 4 6 3-2-1 BIG 7
32 11.31 23 15.70 31 42.75 Kentucky 10 7-3-0 31 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 5 7 5-2-0 SEC
30 12.13 35 10.77 32 43.72 Mississippi State 10 6-4-0 32 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 10 6 3-3-0 SEC
90 -9.67 79 -5.72 33 43.75 Washington 10 2-8-0 33 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 2 7 1-6-0 PCC
100 -15.09 88 -9.70 34 43.78 Oregon State 9 1-8-0 34 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 3 7 1-6-0 PCC
21 16.32 14 19.98 35 43.91 Southern California 12 8-4-0 35 12 8-4-0 NoDivi 5 7 6-1-0 PCC
33 11.03 26 14.33 36 45.05 Georgia 10 6-3-1 36 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 7 6 3-2-1 SEC
39 9.21 48 4.69 37 45.82 Alabama 11 4-5-2 37 11 4-5-2 NoDivi 11 8 3-3-2 SEC
62 0.55 53 2.86 38 46.10 Stanford 10 4-6-0 38 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 1 6 2-4-0 PCC
70 -5.34 67 -2.91 39 47.25 Tennessee Chattanooga 4 1-3-0 39 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
58 0.99 50 3.71 40 48.10 North Carolina 10 4-5-1 40 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 6 6 4-2-0 ACC
6 26.32 8 24.57 41 48.78 Miami FL 9 8-1-0 41 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
9 24.54 15 19.86 42 50.30 Maryland 10 7-2-1 42 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 7 5 4-0-1 ACC
113 -22.33 118 -25.52 43 51.44 Pennsylvania 9 0-9-0 43 9 0-9-0 NoDivi 4 4 0-4-0 EIC
28 12.31 25 14.40 44 51.95 Duke 11 8-2-1 44 11 8-2-1 NoDivi 8 4 4-0-0 ACC
5 26.78 5 27.45 45 52.35 Oklahoma 10 10-0-0 45 10 10-0-0 NoDivi 7 6 6-0-0 BIG 7
45 6.29 37 9.28 46 52.83 Nebraska 11 6-5-0 46 11 6-5-0 NoDivi 6 6 4-2-0 BIG 7
22 16.08 6 25.89 47 53.00 Miami OH 3 3-0-0 47 3 3-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
8 25.08 10 21.53 48 53.25 Mississippi 11 9-2-0 48 11 9-2-0 NoDivi 12 5 5-0-0 SEC
48 4.43 52 3.14 49 53.85 Clemson 10 5-5-0 49 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 2 3 1-2-0 ACC
49 3.78 57 1.67 50 53.95 Houston 10 5-5-0 50 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 4 4 3-1-0 MVC
47 5.87 44 6.85 51 53.95 South Carolina 10 6-4-0 51 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 ACC
81 -7.59 94 -11.28 52 55.40 North Carolina State 10 2-8-0 52 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 1 4 0-4-0 ACC
2 32.05 3 30.95 53 55.62 UCLA 9 9-0-0 53 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 6 6 6-0-0 PCC
119 -29.25 109 -21.23 54 55.90 Drake 9 2-7-0 54 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
63 0.15 56 1.84 55 56.05 Washington State 10 4-6-0 55 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 8 7 3-4-0 PCC
105 -18.44 114 -24.15 56 56.36 Tulsa 11 0-11-0 56 11 0-11-0 NoDivi 1 4 0-4-0 MVC
71 -5.66 70 -3.94 57 57.00 Virginia 9 3-6-0 57 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 5 2 0-2-0 ACC
87 -9.25 83 -8.30 58 57.38 Iowa State 9 3-6-0 58 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 2 6 1-5-0 BIG 7
74 -6.19 63 -1.23 59 57.44 Marquette 9 3-5-1 59 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 3 1 0-1-0 EIC
75 -6.50 95 -12.23 60 60.00 Wake Forest 10 2-7-1 60 10 2-7-1 NoDivi 3 6 1-4-1 ACC
68 -2.88 68 -3.08 61 60.60 North Texas 10 4-6-0 61 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 4 1 0-1-0 SWIC
42 8.06 39 8.86 62 61.60 Oregon 10 6-4-0 62 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 7 8 5-3-0 PCC
14 21.75 20 17.58 63 61.94 Navy 10 8-2-0 63 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 6 3 1-2-0 EIC
104 -17.77 106 -19.95 64 62.40 Villanova 10 1-9-0 64 10 1-9-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 EIC
20 17.33 24 14.42 65 63.78 Army 9 7-2-0 65 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 9 3 3-0-0 NEI
84 -8.74 96 -12.38 66 64.88 Detroit 9 2-7-0 66 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 2 4 1-3-0 MVC
76 -6.63 78 -5.39 67 65.78 Pacific 9 4-5-0 67 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 6 1 1-0-0 SWIC
56 2.08 74 -4.53 68 66.50 Southern Mississippi 4 2-2-0 68 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
52 3.36 47 5.59 69 67.29 Florida State 12 8-4-0 69 12 8-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
114 -22.79 110 -21.44 70 68.33 Fordham 9 1-7-1 70 9 1-7-1 NoDivi 8 4 0-4-0 NEI
120 -29.66 115 -24.45 71 69.00 Columbia 9 1-8-0 71 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 1 6 1-5-0 NEI
98 -14.73 107 -20.11 72 69.11 George Washington 9 1-7-1 72 9 1-7-1 NoDivi 2 5 0-4-1 SoCon
54 2.39 65 -2.54 73 69.40 Oklahoma State 10 5-4-1 73 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 3 4 2-2-0 MVC
86 -9.17 69 -3.35 74 70.00 Furman 10 5-5-0 74 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 9 2 2-0-0 SoCon
38 9.46 42 7.56 75 71.06 Penn State 9 7-2-0 75 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 9 3 3-0-0 EIC
93 -11.59 86 -8.95 76 71.40 Virginia Military 10 4-6-0 76 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 5 7 4-3-0 SoCon
101 -15.72 92 -10.70 77 71.44 Dartmouth 9 3-6-0 77 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 3 7 3-4-0 NEI
102 -16.25 102 -15.17 78 71.95 Holy Cross 10 3-7-0 78 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 10 6 2-4-0 NEI
112 -21.26 104 -18.85 79 72.50 Temple 4 1-3-0 79 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
50 3.70 45 5.94 80 73.12 Cincinnati 10 8-2-0 80 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 8 1 1-0-0 EIC
25 13.10 30 12.90 81 74.11 West Virginia 9 8-1-0 81 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 8 3 3-0-0 SoCon
41 8.23 43 6.88 82 74.20 Colorado 10 7-2-1 82 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 5 6 3-2-1 BIG 7
94 -12.03 100 -13.91 83 74.55 Hardin-Simmons 10 4-6-0 83 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 3 5 2-3-0 BC
67 -1.92 51 3.30 84 74.65 Kansas State 10 7-3-0 84 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 3 6 3-3-0 BIG 7
66 -1.58 55 2.05 85 75.22 San Jose State 10 7-3-0 85 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 5 2 1-1-0 SWIC
31 12.04 49 3.82 86 75.35 Texas Tech 10 7-2-1 86 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 7 4 4-0-0 BC
111 -21.10 117 -25.13 87 75.44 West Texas A&M 9 1-8-0 87 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 1 6 1-5-0 BC
95 -12.29 87 -9.23 88 76.40 William & Mary 10 4-4-2 88 10 4-4-2 NoDivi 3 5 1-2-2 SoCon
107 -19.56 97 -13.15 89 78.31 Idaho 9 4-5-0 89 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 9 3 1-2-0 PCC
37 9.47 33 10.92 90 78.88 Wichita State 10 9-1-0 90 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 5 4 4-0-0 MVC
116 -25.11 113 -22.66 91 79.31 Citadel 10 2-8-0 91 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 1 4 0-4-0 SoCon
59 0.95 62 -0.30 92 79.56 Texas El Paso 11 8-3-0 92 11 8-3-0 NoDivi 4 6 4-2-0 BC
97 -13.70 91 -10.49 93 80.61 Arizona State 10 5-5-0 93 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 5 4 3-1-0 BC
121 -35.59 119 -30.70 94 81.00 Connecticut 3 0-3-0 94 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
83 -8.37 90 -10.08 95 81.56 Syracuse 8 4-4-0 95 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 11 5 3-2-0 NEI
109 -20.45 81 -7.46 96 82.12 Presbyterian 4 2-2-0 96 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
78 -7.23 66 -2.66 97 82.22 Yale 9 5-3-1 97 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 2 7 4-2-1 NEI
72 -5.69 80 -6.52 98 82.39 Cornell 9 5-4-0 98 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 7 6 3-3-0 NEI
96 -12.64 98 -13.72 99 83.50 Lehigh 3 1-2-0 99 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
36 9.51 34 10.86 100 84.00 Virginia Tech 9 8-0-1 100 9 8-0-1 NoDivi 7 4 3-0-1 SoCon
34 10.57 27 14.03 101 84.88 Trinity University (TX) 4 4-0-0 101 4 4-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
103 -16.84 108 -21.22 102 85.23 Utah 11 4-7-0 102 11 4-7-0 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 MSC
91 -10.54 101 -14.11 103 86.43 Richmond 9 5-4-0 103 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 6 5 2-3-0 SoCon
85 -8.96 59 0.57 104 86.50 Harvard 8 4-3-1 104 8 4-3-1 NoDivi 4 5 2-2-1 NEI
82 -8.35 76 -5.15 105 87.31 Colgate 9 5-2-2 105 9 5-2-2 NoDivi 6 6 3-2-1 NEI
115 -24.63 112 -22.05 106 87.40 Colorado State 10 3-7-0 106 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 2 7 3-4-0 MSC
69 -2.98 73 -4.41 107 87.50 Arizona 10 7-3-0 107 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 2 5 3-2-0 BC
118 -28.82 121 -34.60 108 87.50 Montana 9 3-6-0 108 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 6 6 1-5-0 MSC
99 -14.78 99 -13.74 109 89.56 Utah State 10 4-6-0 109 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 7 7 4-3-0 MSC
122 -37.42 122 -37.51 110 89.80 New Mexico State 9 0-9-0 110 9 0-9-0 NoDivi 6 4 0-4-0 BC
89 -9.31 82 -8.08 111 89.83 Princeton 9 5-3-1 111 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 10 2 2-0-0 EIC
88 -9.27 89 -9.89 112 90.05 Wyoming 10 6-4-0 112 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 5 6 5-1-0 MSC
79 -7.25 64 -2.46 113 90.14 Brown 9 6-2-1 113 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 5 4 2-1-1 NEI
106 -18.92 111 -21.91 114 91.25 Rutgers 9 3-6-0 114 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 5 2 0-2-0 EIC
51 3.51 31 11.50 115 91.29 Boston College 9 8-1-0 115 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 13 3 3-0-0 NEI
92 -10.65 85 -8.39 116 92.00 Midwestern State 3 2-1-0 116 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
73 -5.77 116 -24.62 117 92.83 Wofford 3 1-2-0 117 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
80 -7.58 93 -10.82 118 94.20 Davidson 9 6-3-0 118 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 4 3 2-1-0 SoCon
108 -19.89 105 -19.22 119 94.56 New Mexico 10 5-5-0 119 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 3 6 3-3-0 MSC
61 0.57 77 -5.17 120 96.36 Boston University 9 7-2-0 120 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 12 4 2-2-0 NEI
117 -28.63 120 -32.15 121 98.56 Brigham Young 9 1-8-0 121 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 1 7 1-6-0 MSC
57 1.54 60 0.37 122 100.00 Denver 10 9-1-0 122 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 8 7 6-1-0 MSC
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Arkansas State 1 0-1-0
Fresno State 2 1-1-0
Hawaii 2 0-2-0
Louisville 1 0-1-0
Massachusetts 1 1-0-0
Ohio University 1 0-1-0
San Diego State 1 0-1-0
Abilene Christian 1 1-0-0
Bucknell 2 0-2-0
Dayton 2 0-2-0
Elon 2 1-1-0
Lafayette 1 0-1-0
Montana State 1 0-1-0
North Dakota 1 0-1-0
North Dakota State 1 0-1-0
Northern Iowa 1 0-1-0
Rhode Island 1 0-1-0
South Dakota 1 1-0-0
South Dakota State 1 0-1-0
Stetson 2 0-2-0
Emporia State 1 0-1-0
Fort Lewis College 1 0-1-0
SW Oklahoma 1 1-0-0
Wayne State (MI) 1 0-1-0
Catawba College 1 0-1-0
Hampden-Sydney 1 0-1-0
Howard Payne 1 1-0-0
McMurry 2 1-1-0
Randolph Macon 1 0-1-0
Springfield College 2 0-2-0
Newberry College 2 1-1-0
Sul Ross State 2 1-1-0
Waynesburg College 1 0-1-0
Saint Xavier 2 1-1-0
Bradley 1 1-0-0
Brandeis 1 0-1-0
Colorado College 1 0-1-0
Quantico Marines 1 1-0-0
San Diego Marines 2 1-1-0
Tampa 1 0-1-0
West Virginia Tech 1 0-1-0
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