South Carolina at West Virginia
Saturday, November 14, 1953 Share
South Carolina beat No. 8 West Virginia 20–14. It was their sixth meeting; after it, West Virginia led the series 3–2–1.
FinalHigh 58°F, low 24°FAttendance 31,000
In the newspapers
Evening star, November 15, 1953, page 64
Read the text
‘Gram|ing Leads South Carolina To2O.14W Win Mountoineers’ Bowl Hope Dimmed. Their Streak Ends at Is MORGANTOWN, w. Va, Nov. 14.-Quarterback Johnny Gram ling scored twice and passed for a third touchdown here today to lead South Carolina to q 20–14 victory. dimming West Virginia’s s bowl bid hopes and swapping the Nations longest winning streak at 13. The Gamecocks put on a dis play of ground power which out
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
West Virginia 69% to win. South Carolina pulled the upset.
The series
Every South Carolina–West Virginia gameWest Virginia leads 7–4–1 in 12 meetings, counting the six since this game.
| 1994 | South Carolina 24, West Virginia 21 | Carquest Bowl |
| 1991 | West Virginia 21, South Carolina 16 | |
| 1990 | South Carolina 29, West Virginia 10 | |
| 1989 | West Virginia 45, South Carolina 21 | |
| 1969 | West Virginia 14, South Carolina 3 | Peach Bowl |
| 1954 | West Virginia 26, South Carolina 6 |
Around this game
South Carolina
- Next gamevs. WoffordNov. 21, 1953
- SeasonSouth Carolina in 1953
- ProgramSouth Carolina history and records
West Virginia
- Next gameat NC StateNov. 21, 1953
- SeasonWest Virginia in 1953
- ProgramWest Virginia history and records