1953 William & Mary
5–4–1 (3–2 Southern Conference), coached by Jack Freeman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Richmond 21–0Nov 14
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs Wake Forest | W 16–14 | 52% |
| Sep 26 | at 13Navy | T 6–6 | 34% |
| Oct 3 | at Cincinnati | L 7–57 | 40% |
| Oct 17 | vs Virginia Tech | W 13–7 | 60% |
| Oct 24 | vsGeorge Washington | W 12–7 | 61% |
| Oct 31 | at NC State | W 7–6 | 65% |
| Nov 7 | vs VMI | L 19–20 | 62% |
| Nov 14 | at Richmond | W 21–0 | 55% |
| Nov 21 | vsWashington and Lee | L 7–33 | 79% |
| Nov 28 | vsBoston University | L 14–41 | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Boston University 41–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 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
- 5–4–1
- Conference
- 3–2 4th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 122–191
- Coach
- Jack Freeman
- Elo
- 1442 −62 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −11.4 No. 89 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Tommy Martin and Steve Milkovich
Drafted in 1954
The 1954 draft| Rd 3 | Bill Bowman B | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 5 | George Parozzo OT | Detroit Lions |
All-Southern Conference
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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.