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1953 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1953
team	West Virginia Mountaineers
sport	football
conference	Southern Conference
short_conf	SoCon
CoachRank	13
APRank	10
record	8–2
conf_record	4–0
head_coach	Art Lewis
hc_year	4th
stadium	Mountaineer Field
champion	SoCon champion
bowl	[Sugar Bowl](1954-sugar-bowl)
bowl_result	L 19–42 vs. [Georgia Tech](1953-georgia-tech-yellow-jackets-football-team)

The 1953 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1953 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Art Lewis, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the SoCon title. West Virginia was invited to the Sugar Bowl, where the Mountaineers lost to Georgia Tech, 42–19.

Schedule

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Roster

References

(September 27, 1953). "Mountaineers again upset Pitt as Stone, Marconi star, 17 to 7". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
(October 4, 1953). "West Virginia wins another". The State.
(October 11, 1953). "Mountaineers rout Generals". The News and Observer.
(October 17, 1953). "West Virginia in tenth win". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph.
(October 25, 1953). "WVU slaughters VMI 52 to 20 in homecoming tilt". The Raleigh Register.
(November 1, 1953). "West Virginia blocks punt to win 20–19". The Jackson Sun.
(November 8, 1953). "WVU forced to spurt in nudging VPI by 12–7". The Knoxville Journal.
(November 15, 1953). "South Carolina upends West Virginia, 20 to 14". Durham Morning Herald.
(November 22, 1953). "West Virginia wallops NCS". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
(January 2, 1953). "Georgia Tech crushes WVU, 42–19, smashing six records". Richmond Times-Dispatch.

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