FEATURED GAME
Beat #15 Minnesota
27
vs
0
Trophy game — beat #15 Minnesota
Football History
Season Snapshot 1953 at a glance
1953 Iowa Football
5-3-1
Overall
3-3
Big Ten
#9
Final AP rank
Forest Evashevski
Head coach
By the Numbers
Shutouts
2
Purdue, (15) Minnesota
Power rating
+18.6
Simple Rating System — #8 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
54
vs Washington State on Oct 3
Best defensive game
held them to 0
vs Purdue (26-0)
Closest game
0-point loss
vs (1) Notre Dame (14-14)
Biggest win
by 42
vs Washington State (54-12)
Rankings & Streaks
Final AP rank
#9
end-of-season Associated Press poll
Longest win streak
2
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
4-1
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
1-2
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Purdue
26
vs
0
Wire-to-wire control — won by 26
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Washington State
54
vs
12
Wire-to-wire control — won by 42
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 1 to Michigan
13
vs
14
Lost by just 1 in the final minutes
VS HEARTLAND TROPHY
Faced Wisconsin
6
vs
10
Trophy game came up just short
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #2 Michigan State
7
vs
21
Tough matchup against #2
Compare This Team
See how the 1953 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.
1953 Schedule 9 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | Home (2) Michigan State | 7–21 | L |
| Oct 3 | Home Washington State | 54–12 | W |
| Oct 10 | Away (5) Michigan | 13–14 | L |
| Oct 17 | Home Wyoming | 21–7 | W |
| Oct 24 | Home Indiana | 19–13 | W |
| Oct 31 | Away Wisconsin | 6–10 | L |
| Nov 7 | Away Purdue | 26–0 | W |
| Nov 14 | Home (15) Minnesota | 27–0 | W |
| Nov 21 | Away (1) Notre Dame | 14–14 | T |
Team & Player Stats
Game Logs
| Date | Opp | Rslt | Passing | Rushing | Total | Penalties | TO | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | Rate | Att | Yds | TD | Plays | Yds | Y/P | No | Yds | FL | Int | TO | |||
| Sep 26 | Michigan State | L 7–21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 3 | Washington State | W 54–12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 10 | @ Michigan | L 13–14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 17 | Wyoming | W 21–7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 24 | Indiana | W 19–13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 31 | @ Wisconsin | L 6–10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 7 | @ Purdue | W 26–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 14 | Minnesota | W 27–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 21 | @ Notre Dame | T 14–14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1953 Roster
Roster not yet imported for this season.
1953 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Final
#9
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #9
- Lowest Rank
- #20
- Weeks in Poll
- 3
- Total Weeks
- 10
Week-by-week rankings
9/28
NR
10/5
NR
10/12
NR
10/19
NR
10/26
NR
11/2
NR
11/9
NR
11/16
#20
11/23
#9
Final
#9
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