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George Washington

SOCON · 1953 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–4
0.556 Win %
Conference
4th
4–2 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
33
1908–1966
All-Time Record
138–147–14
0.485 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#10
1908
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 3
  • Divisional Era · 11 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 5 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare George Washington head-to-head · History & Eras

1953 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON5–5W 14–13
6Week 6 · Oct 6NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC1–9W 20–7
7Week 7 · Oct 13Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI1–8L 20–24
8Week 8 · Oct 20West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND SOCON8–2L 6–27
9Week 9 · Oct 27William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON5–4–1L 7–12
10Week 10 · Nov 3Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)H2HIND SOCON4–6W 25–7
11Week 11 · Nov 10Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC10–1L 6–27
12Week 12 · Nov 17Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON0–9W 33–0
13Week 13 · Nov 24Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON5–3–1W 35–7

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.299
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
0
-15+15
  • Virginia Military Institute +5
  • Richmond +5
  • Washington & LEE +4
  • NC State +1
  • Davidson 0
  • Maryland -1
  • West Virginia -2
  • William & Mary -4
  • Virginia -8

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #55Better than 61%
Win % Place 47thBetter than 66%

0.556 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#64W12#53W13#54W14#54Regular Season Final#55Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+1
+13
-4
-21
-5
+18
-21
+33
+28

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#881948#781949#591950#921951#331952

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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