1953 George Washington
5–4 (4–2 Southern Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Davidson 33–0Nov 14
By 33 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at VMI | W 14–13 | 52% |
| Oct 3 | vs NC State | W 20–7 | 75% |
| Oct 10 | vs Virginia | L 20–24 | 52% |
| Oct 16 | vs 10West Virginia | L 6–27 | 47% |
| Oct 24 | at William & Mary | L 7–12 | 39% |
| Oct 31 | atWashington and Lee | W 25–7 | 60% |
| Nov 7 | vs 2Maryland | L 6–27 | 18% |
| Nov 14 | at Davidson | W 33–0 | 76% |
| Nov 21 | vs Richmond | W 35–7 | 71% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Richmond 35–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 49 on file).
- Record
- 5–4
- Conference
- 4–2 3rd in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 166–124
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1511 +7 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −6.1 No. 76 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1954
The 1954 draft| Rd 3 | Steve Korcheck C | San Francisco 49ers |
All-Southern Conference
2 first teamFirst team
- Richie GaskellEAP-1
- Steve KorcheckCAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1953 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1953 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 4–0 | 8–2 | 10 |
 Furman | 2–0 | 7–2 | |
| George Washington | 4–2 | 5–4 | |
| William & Mary | 3–2 | 5–4–1 | |
| Richmond | 3–3 | 5–3–1 | |
 Virginia Tech | 3–3 | 5–5 | |
| VMI | 3–3 | 5–5 | |
| Washington and Lee | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
 The Citadel | 1–3 | 2–7 | |
| Davidson | 0–5 | 0–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.