Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 26 | at No. 17 Pittsburgh* | No. 16 | | | W 17–7 | 43,446 | [1] |
October 3 | Waynesburg* | No. 13 | | | W 47–19 | 18,000 | [2] |
October 10 | Washington and Lee | No. 12 | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| | W 40–14 | 14,000 | [3] |
October 16 | at George Washington | No. 10 | | | W 27–6 | 10,633 | [4] |
October 24 | VMI | No. 8 | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| | W 52–20 | 23,000 | [5] |
October 31 | at Penn State* | No. 5 | | | W 20–19 | 24,670 | [6] |
November 7 | vs. VPI | No. 7 | | | W 12–7 | 12,300 | [7] |
November 14 | South Carolina* | No. 8 | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| | L 14–20 | 31,000 | [8] |
November 21 | at NC State* | No. 19 | | | W 61–0 | 5,800 | [9] |
January 1 | vs. No. 8 Georgia Tech* | No. 10 | | ABC | L 19–42 | 71,666 | [10] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1953 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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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
|
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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[[American football positions|]]
|
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Special teams
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- Head coach
Art " Pappy" Lewis
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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- ^ "Mountaineers again upset Pitt as Stone, Marconi star, 17 to 7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 27, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia wins another". The State. October 4, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mountaineers rout Generals". The News and Observer. October 11, 1953. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia in tenth win". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 17, 1953. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WVU slaughters VMI 52 to 20 in homecoming tilt". The Raleigh Register. October 25, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia blocks punt to win 20–19". The Jackson Sun. November 1, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WVU forced to spurt in nudging VPI by 12–7". The Knoxville Journal. November 8, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "South Carolina upends West Virginia, 20 to 14". Durham Morning Herald. November 15, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia wallops NCS". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 22, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech crushes WVU, 42–19, smashing six records". Richmond Times-Dispatch. January 2, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.