1953 Colorado
6–4 (2–4 Big Seven), coached by Dallas Ward. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Utah 21–0Nov 7
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Washington | W 21–20 | 43% |
| Sep 26 | vs Arizona | W 20–14 | 74% |
| Oct 3 | vs Missouri | L 16–27 | 70% |
| Oct 10 | vs Kansas | L 21–27 | 55% |
| Oct 17 | at Kansas State | L 14–28 | 57% |
| Oct 24 | at 9Oklahoma | L 20–27 | 20% |
| Oct 31 | vs Iowa State | W 41–34 | 72% |
| Nov 7 | vs Utah | W 21–0 | 45% |
| Nov 14 | at Nebraska | W 14–10 | 56% |
| Nov 28 | at Colorado State | W 13–7 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Colorado State 13–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big Seven.
In program history: The tied 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 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
- 6–4
- Conference
- 2–4 tied for 4th in Big Seven
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 201–194
- Coach
- Dallas Ward
- Elo
- 1570 +0 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 2.2 No. 52 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1954
The 1954 draft| Rd 2 | Gary Knafelc E | Chicago Cardinals |
All-Big Seven
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Gary KnafelcEAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Frank BernardiBAP-2
- Dick KnowltonOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1953 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1953 Big Seven standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 6–0 | 9–1–1 | 4 |
| Kansas State | 4–2 | 6–3–1 | |
| Missouri | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
| Colorado | 2–4 | 6–4 | |
| Nebraska | 2–4 | 3–6–1 | |
| Kansas | 2–4 | 2–8 | |
| Iowa State | 1–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.