The Nebraska Cornhuskers were 3-6-1 in 1953.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6-0 | 9-1-1 | |
2-4 | 3-6-1 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 10 | 119 | 2,397 | 586 | 4.1 | 1,625 | 459 | 3.5 | 772 | 127 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 94th | 20th | 14th | 19th | 17th | 12th | 17th | 19th | 17th | 17th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 184 | 3,049 | 4.9 | 2,322 | 501 | 4.6 | 727 | 117 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 119th | 20th | 20th | 21st | 18th | 21st | 3rd | 1st | 14th | ||||||||||
Net | -65 | -652 | +586 | -0.8 | -697 | -42 | -1.1 | +45 | +10 | -0.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 127th | 21st | 14th | 21st | 20th | 17th | 21st | 10th | 9th | 15th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |