1953 Washington and Lee
4–6 (2–4 Southern Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Shepherd 47–0Sep 19
By 47 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vsShepherd | W 47–0 | 84% |
| Sep 26 | at 9Maryland | L 0–52 | 16% |
| Oct 3 | at North Carolina | L 0–39 | 32% |
| Oct 10 | at 12West Virginia | L 14–40 | 21% |
| Oct 17 | vs Richmond | L 19–27 | 62% |
| Oct 24 | at Virginia Tech | L 12–32 | 29% |
| Oct 31 | vsGeorge Washington | L 7–25 | 40% |
| Nov 7 | vs Davidson | W 34–7 | 68% |
| Nov 14 | vs Virginia | W 27–13 | 47% |
| Nov 21 | at William & Mary | W 33–7 | 21% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat William & Mary 33–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1953.
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 2–4 8th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 193–242
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1423 +5 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −14.8 No. 97 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1954
The 1954 draft| Rd 6 | Bill McHenry C | Washington Redskins |
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.