1953 Virginia Tech
5–5 (3–3 Southern Conference), coached by Frank Moseley. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat The Citadel 22–0Oct 30
By 22 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs Marshall | W 7–0 | 79% |
| Sep 26 | at Virginia | W 20–6 | 21% |
| Oct 3 | at Rutgers | L 13–20 | 41% |
| Oct 10 | vs Richmond | W 21–7 | 69% |
| Oct 17 | at William & Mary | L 7–13 | 40% |
| Oct 24 | vsWashington and Lee | W 32–12 | 71% |
| Oct 30 | vs The Citadel | W 22–0 | 78% |
| Nov 7 | vs 7West Virginia | L 7–12 | 30% |
| Nov 13 | at Miami | L 0–26 | 53% |
| Nov 26 | vs VMI | L 13–28 | 53% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to VMI 28–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 111th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 142–124
- Coach
- Frank Moseley
- Elo
- 1411 −6 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −10.0 No. 85 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Southern Conference
2 first teamFirst team
George PreasOTAP-1- Harold GrizzardOGAP-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.