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1953: Bowls & playoff

Seven games. Four ranked teams lost. Four games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

The week in review

Ranked against ranked

Jan 1, 19544Oklahoma 7, 1Maryland 0upsetOrange BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19543Michigan State 28, 5UCLA 20Rose BowlBox score
Jan 1, 195410Georgia Tech 42, 11West Virginia 19Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 1, 195414Texas Tech 35, 16Auburn 13Gator BowlBox score

Upsets

Jan 1, 19544Oklahoma 7, 1Maryland 0upsetOrange BowlBox score

A ranked team beaten as the betting favorite, or, where no line is on file, by an unranked or lower-ranked team.

FBS vs. FBS

Jan 1, 195410Georgia Tech 42, 11West Virginia 19Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19543Michigan State 28, 5UCLA 20Rose BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19544Oklahoma 7, 1Maryland 0upsetOrange BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19548Rice 28, Alabama 6Cotton BowlBox score
Jan 1, 195414Texas Tech 35, 16Auburn 13Gator BowlBox score

Everyone else

Jan 1, 1954East Texas A&M 7, Arkansas State 7Box score
Jan 1, 1954UTEP 37, Southern Miss 14Sun BowlBox score