The West Virginia Mountaineers were 8-1 in 1953. They fell to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 42 to 19, in the Sugar Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4-0 | 8-2 | |
3-3 | 5-5 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 9 | 290 | 3,398 | 593 | 5.7 | 2,536 | 477 | 5.3 | 862 | 116 | 7.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 4th | 4th | 11th | 2nd | 4th | 8th | 2nd | 17th | 19th | 4th | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 112 | 1,835 | 3.6 | 975 | 351 | 2.8 | 860 | 165 | 5.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 65th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 9th | 15th | 7th | ||||||||||
Net | +178 | +1,563 | +593 | +2.2 | +1,561 | +126 | +2.5 | +2 | -49 | +2.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 4th | 4th | 11th | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 12th | 18th | 5th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |