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1953 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1953 West Virginia Mountaineers football
West Virginia Flying WV logo.svg
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 (4th year)
Home stadium Old Mountaineer Field (38,000)
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
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
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.


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