1953 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1953 West Virginia Mountaineers football
West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg
SoCon champion
Sugar Bowl, L 19–42 vs. Georgia Tech
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 10
1953 record8–2 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Art Lewis (4th season)
Home stadiumOld Mountaineer Field (38,000)
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
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
  • $ – 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[]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 26at No. 17 Pittsburgh*No. 16
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
W 17–743,446
October 3Waynesburg*No. 13
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 47–1918,000
October 10Washington and LeeNo. 12
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 40–1414,000
October 16at George WashingtonNo. 10
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 27–610,633[1]
October 24VMINo. 8
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 52–2023,000[2]
October 31at Penn State*No. 5
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 20–1925,000
November 7vs. VPINo. 7
  • Mitchell Stadium
  • Bluefield, WV (rivalry)
W 12–712,300
November 14South Carolina*No. 8
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 14–2032,000
November 21at NC State*No. 19
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 61–05,800
January 1vs. No. 8 Georgia Tech*No. 10
ABCL 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
[[American football positions|]] [[| ]]
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach

Art " Pappy" Lewis

Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "West Virginia in tenth win". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 17, 1953. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "WVU slaughters VMI 52 to 20 in homecoming tilt". The Raleigh Register. October 25, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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