1953 VMI
5–5 (3–3 Southern Conference), coached by John McKenna. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Catawba 44–0Sep 19
By 44 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vsCatawba | W 44–0 | 84% |
| Sep 26 | vsGeorge Washington | L 13–14 | 48% |
| Oct 3 | at Richmond | L 7–13 | 54% |
| Oct 10 | at The Citadel | W 14–0 | 53% |
| Oct 17 | at Virginia | W 21–6 | 30% |
| Oct 24 | at 8West Virginia | L 20–52 | 25% |
| Oct 31 | at Florida State | L 7–12 | 66% |
| Nov 7 | vs William & Mary | W 20–19 | 38% |
| Nov 14 | at Cincinnati | L 0–67 | 27% |
| Nov 26 | vs Virginia Tech | W 28–13 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Virginia Tech 28–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 174–196
- Coach
- John McKenna
- Elo
- 1452 +26 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −10.3 No. 87 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Southern Conference
1 first teamFirst team
Johnny MappBAP-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
Conference page| 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.