The Pittsburgh Panthers were 3-5-1 in 1953.
| 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 | 9 | 143 | 2,164 | 574 | 3.8 | 1,687 | 439 | 3.8 | 477 | 135 | 3.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 74th | 22nd | 16th | 21st | 14th | 15th | 15th | 21st | 15th | 22nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 138 | 2,156 | 4.0 | 1,254 | 406 | 3.1 | 902 | 138 | 6.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 87th | 5th | 8th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 12th | 5th | 17th | ||||||||||
Net | +5 | +8 | +574 | -0.2 | +433 | +33 | +0.8 | -425 | -3 | -3.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 67th | 17th | 16th | 17th | 8th | 9th | 6th | 22nd | 13th | 22nd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 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 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| 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 |