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
Home stadium	Old Mountaineer Field (38,000)

1953 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#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
Virginia Tech	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. Homecoming. All times are in Eastern Time.

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