1953 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1953 West Virginia Mountaineers football
SoCon champion
Sugar Bowl, L 19–42 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 13
AP No. 10
1953 record 8–2 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach Art Lewis (4th season)
Home stadium Old Mountaineer Field (38,000)
1953 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 10 West Virginia $ 4 – 0 – 0     8 – 2 – 0
Furman 2 – 0 – 0     7 – 2 – 0
George Washington 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0
William & Mary 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 1
Richmond 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 3 – 1
VPI 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
VMI 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
Washington and Lee 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 6 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 3 – 0     2 – 7 – 0
Davidson 0 – 5 – 0     0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the regular season with an 8–1 record and traveled to the Sugar Bowl, where they lost to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 42–19.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 26 at No. 17 Pittsburgh* No. 16 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl) W 17–7   43,446
October 3 Waynesburg* No. 13 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV W 47–19   18,000
October 10 Washington & Lee No. 12 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV W 40–14   14,000
October 16 at George Washington No. 10 Griffith Stadium • Washington, DC W 27–6   10,633
October 24 VMI No. 8 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV W 52–20   24,000
October 31 at Penn State* No. 5 New Beaver Field • University Park, PA (rivalry) W 20–19   25,000
November 7 vs. VPI No. 7 Mitchell Stadium • Bluefield, WV (rivalry) W 12–7   12,300
November 14 South Carolina* No. 8 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV L 14–20   32,000
November 21 at NC State* No. 19 Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC W 61–0   5,800
January 1, 1954 vs. No. 8 Georgia Tech* No. 10 Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) ABC L 19–42   71,666
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. All times are in Eastern Time.

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