1953 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 1953 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1953 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Art Lewis, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the SoCon title. West Virginia was invited to the Sugar Bowl, where the Mountaineers lost to Georgia Tech, 42–19.
| 1953 West Virginia Mountaineers football | |
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SoCon champion | |
Sugar Bowl, L 19–42 vs. Georgia Tech | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 13 |
| AP | No. 10 |
| Record | 8–2 (4–0 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Mountaineer Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | at No. 17 Pittsburgh* | No. 16 | W 17–7 | 43,446 | |||
| October 3 | Waynesburg* | No. 13 | W 47–19 | 18,000 | |||
| October 10 | Washington and Lee | No. 12 |
| W 40–14 | 14,000 | [1] | |
| October 16 | at George Washington | No. 10 | W 27–6 | 10,633 | [2] | ||
| October 24 | VMI | No. 8 |
| W 52–20 | 23,000 | [3] | |
| October 31 | at Penn State* | No. 5 | W 20–19 | 25,000 | |||
| November 7 | vs. VPI | No. 7 | W 12–7 | 12,300 | |||
| November 14 | South Carolina* | No. 8 |
| L 14–20 | 32,000 | ||
| November 21 | at NC State* | No. 19 | W 61–0 | 5,800 | |||
| January 1 | vs. No. 8 Georgia Tech* | No. 10 | ABC | L 19–42 | 71,666 | [4] | |
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Roster
| 1953 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Art " Pappy" Lewis
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References
- "Mountaineers rout Generals". The News and Observer. October 11, 1953. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "West Virginia in tenth win". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 17, 1953. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "WVU slaughters VMI 52 to 20 in homecoming tilt". The Raleigh Register. October 25, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Georgia Tech crushes WVU, 42–19, smashing six records". Richmond Times-Dispatch. January 2, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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