| 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 |
| Seasons← 19521954 → | |
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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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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.
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 | ||
| October 16 | at George Washington | No. 10 | W 27–6 | 10,633 | |||
| October 24 | VMI | No. 8 |
| W 52–20 | 23,000 | ||
| October 31 | at Penn State* | No. 5 | W 20–19 | 24,670 | |||
| November 7 | vs. VPI | No. 7 | W 12–7 | 12,300 | |||
| November 14 | South Carolina* | No. 8 |
| L 14–20 | 31,000 | ||
| 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 | ||
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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 again upset Pitt as Stone, Marconi star, 17 to 7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 27, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "West Virginia wins another". The State. October 4, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "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.
- "West Virginia blocks punt to win 20–19". The Jackson Sun. November 1, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "WVU forced to spurt in nudging VPI by 12–7". The Knoxville Journal. November 8, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "South Carolina upends West Virginia, 20 to 14". Durham Morning Herald. November 15, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "West Virginia wallops NCS". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 22, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – 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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