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American college football season
1953 West Virginia Mountaineers football Conference Southern Conference Coaches No. 13 AP No. 10 1953 record 8–2 (4–0 SoCon) Head coach Home stadium Old Mountaineer Field (38,000)Seasons
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 Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 26 at No. 17 Pittsburgh * No. 16 Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry )W 17–743,446
October 3 Waynesburg * No. 13 Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV W 47–1918,000
October 10 Washington and Lee No. 12 Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV W 40–1414,000
October 16 at George Washington No. 10 Griffith Stadium Washington, DC W 27–610,633 [1]
October 24 VMI No. 8 Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV W 52–2023,000 [2]
October 31 at Penn State * No. 5 New Beaver Field University Park, PA (rivalry )W 20–1925,000
November 7 vs. VPI No. 7 Mitchell Stadium Bluefield, WV (rivalry )W 12–712,300
November 14 South Carolina * No. 8 Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV L 14–2032,000
November 21 at NC State * No. 19 Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC W 61–05,800
January 1 vs. No. 8 Georgia Tech * No. 10 ABC L 19–4271,666
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster [ ]
1953 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
QB
11
Fred Wyant
So
RB
21
Jack Stone
Sr
FB
33
Tom Allman
Sr
FB
34
Joe Marconi
Sr
WR-E
83
Bill Marker
Sr
WR-E
85
Joe Papetti
So
OL-LT
77
Bruce Bosley
So
OL-RG
75
Sam Huff
So
OL-LG
72
Gene Lamone
Jr
C
54
Bob Orders
Sr
OL-RT
74
Ralph Starkey
Sr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
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Special teams
Head coach
Art " Pappy" Lewis
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References [ ]
Venues
Mountaineer Field (1924–1979)
Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (1980–present)
Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People
Head coaches
NFL draftees
Statistical leaders
Seasons
Pre-SEC Pre-ACC Post-ACC I-AA/FCS National championships in bold
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