1953 Arizona
4–5–1 (3–2 Border Conference), coached by Warren Woodson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat New Mexico State 46–7Oct 3
By 39 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs Utah | L 7–28 | 51% |
| Sep 26 | at Colorado | L 14–20 | 26% |
| Oct 3 | vs New Mexico State | W 46–7 | 78% |
| Oct 10 | vs New Mexico | W 20–0 | 58% |
| Oct 17 | vsMarquette | L 0–14 | 54% |
| Oct 31 | vsWest Texas | W 39–6 | 80% |
| Nov 7 | at Texas Tech | L 27–52 | 29% |
| Nov 14 | vs UTEP | L 20–28 | 61% |
| Nov 21 | vs Kansas State | T 26–26 | 51% |
| Nov 28 | at Arizona State | W 35–0 | 33% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Arizona State 35–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1953.
- Record
- 4–5–1
- Conference
- 3–2 4th in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 234–181
- Coach
- Warren Woodson
- Elo
- 1471 −12 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 1.0 No. 54 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Buddy Lewis
1953 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 5–0 | 11–1 | 12 |
| Hardin Simmons | 4–1 | 6–5 | |
| UTEP | 4–2 | 8–2 | |
 Arizona | 3–2 | 4–5–1 | |
| Arizona State | 1–3 | 4–5–1 | |
| New Mexico State | 1–4 | 2–7 | |
| West Texas | 0–6 | 1–8–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.