1953 Hardin Simmons
6–5 (4–1 Border Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat New Mexico State 39–0Nov 14
By 39 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Oklahoma State | L 0–20 | 48% |
| Sep 26 | vsMidwestern Texas State | W 33–7 | 85% |
| Oct 3 | atTrinity (Texas) | L 21–27 | 75% |
| Oct 10 | at 11Rice | L 0–40 | 25% |
| Oct 17 | at Tulsa | L 13–14 | 28% |
| Oct 24 | atWest Texas | W 26–14 | 61% |
| Oct 31 | at Arizona State | W 27–20 | 33% |
| Nov 7 | vs UTEP | W 14–13 | 63% |
| Nov 14 | vs New Mexico State | W 39–0 | 87% |
| Nov 21 | vs North Texas | W 14–10 | 79% |
| Nov 28 | at 14Texas Tech | L 12–46 | 22% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Texas Tech 46–12; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 4–1 2nd in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 199–211
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1477 −19 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −4.0 No. 67 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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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.