AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/28 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | 11/2 | 11/9 | 11/16 | 11/23 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
9 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 26, 1953 | Sat | Illinois | Nebraska | Big 7 | T | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T 1 | ||
| 2 | Oct 3, 1953 | Sat | Illinois | Stanford | PCC | W | 33 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Oct 10, 1953 | Sat | Illinois | @ | (3) Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 41 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | W 2 | |
| 4 | Oct 17, 1953 | Sat | (9) Illinois | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| 5 | Oct 24, 1953 | Sat | (7) Illinois | Syracuse | Ind | W | 20 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | W 4 | ||
| 6 | Oct 31, 1953 | Sat | (4) Illinois | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | W 5 | ||
| 7 | Nov 7, 1953 | Sat | (4) Illinois | (17) Michigan | Big Ten | W | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | W 6 | ||
| 8 | Nov 14, 1953 | Sat | (3) Illinois | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | L | 7 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 9 | Nov 21, 1953 | Sat | (7) Illinois | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 39 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | W 1 |
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