1953 Iowa State
2–7 (1–5 Big Seven), coached by Abe Stuber. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat South Dakota 35–0Sep 19
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs South Dakota | W 35–0 | 92% |
| Sep 26 | at Northwestern | L 0–35 | 42% |
| Oct 3 | at Kansas | L 0–23 | 25% |
| Oct 10 | vs Kansas State | L 12–20 | 59% |
| Oct 17 | vs Missouri | W 13–6 | 39% |
| Oct 24 | at Drake | L 7–12 | 60% |
| Oct 31 | at Colorado | L 34–41 | 28% |
| Nov 7 | vs Nebraska | L 19–27 | 51% |
| Nov 14 | at 6Oklahoma | L 0–47 | 8% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 47–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Big Seven.
In program history: The 123rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 2–7
- Conference
- 1–5 7th in Big Seven
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 120–211
- Coach
- Abe Stuber
- Elo
- 1344 −100 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −11.4 No. 89 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Jack Lessin and Jim Rawley
All-Big Seven
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Max BurkettB
Second team
- Jack LessinOTAP-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.