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1953 Coaches Rankings

Final Poll For 1953 Season
Rank	Team	Record	Votes
1953 Coaches
1	Maryland	10-0-0
2	Notre Dame	8-0-1
3	Michigan State	8-1-0
4	UCLA	8-1-0
5	Oklahoma	8-1-1
6	Rice	8-2-0
7	Illinois	7-1-1
8	Texas	7-3-0
9	Georgia Tech	8-2-1
10	Iowa	5-3-1
11	Alabama	6-2-3
12	Texas Tech	10-1-0
13	West Virginia	8-1-0
14	Wisconsin	6-2-1
15	Kentucky	7-2-1
16	Army	7-1-1
17	Stanford	6-3-1
18	Duke	7-2-1
19	Michigan	6-3-0
20	Ohio State	6-3-0

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.