West Virginia Football Team History
West Virginia Mountaineers
West Virginia University
1953 Season Highlights Arthur Pappy Lewis enters his 4th season as Head Coach at West Virginia. The Mountaineers won the Southern Conference Championship.
1953 Season
Date Opponent Score Sat., Sep. 26 @
Pittsburgh
17
7
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs. Waynesburg
47
19
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs. Washington & Lee
40
14
W
Fri., Oct. 16 @ George Washington
27
6
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs. Virginia Military Institute
52
20
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Penn State
20
19
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Virginia Tech
12
7
W
@ Bluefield, WV
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
South Carolina
14
20
L
Sat., Nov. 21 @
North Carolina State
61
0
W
Fri., Jan. 1
Georgia Tech
19
42
L
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
1953 Season Totals Record 8-2
Points Scored 309 Scoring Average 30.9 Points Allowed 154 Defense Average 15.4 Opponents Record 31-27
Conference Record 0-0 Home Record 4-1
Away Record 4-0
1953 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank Record Source
10 8-1-0
AP
13 8-1-0
Coaches
13 8-1-0
UP
1953 All American Awards
Player Position Class Ht. Wt. Award Team Source
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1953 All Southern Conference Players
Player Position Class Ht. Wt. Team Source
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Some records may be incomplete.
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