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Washington & LEE

SOCON · 1953 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–6
0.400 Win %
Conference
8th
2–4 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
44
1907–1953
All-Time Record
191–174–25
0.522 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#10
1914
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 5
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 15 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1953 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22SHEPHERDUnranked—W 47–0
5Week 5 · Sep 29Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC10–1L 0–52
6Week 6 · Oct 6North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC4–6L 0–39
7Week 7 · Oct 13West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND SOCON8–2L 14–40
8Week 8 · Oct 20Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON5–3–1L 19–27
9Week 9 · Oct 27Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON5–5L 12–32
10Week 10 · Nov 3George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)H2HIND SOCON5–4L 7–25
11Week 11 · Nov 10Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON0–9W 34–7
12Week 12 · Nov 17Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI1–8W 27–13
13Week 13 · Nov 24William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON5–4–1W 33–7

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
4.777
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-15
-21+6
  • William & Mary +5
  • Virginia +1
  • Davidson 0
  • Maryland -1
  • West Virginia -2
  • Richmond -3
  • George Washington -4
  • Virginia Tech -5
  • North Carolina -6

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 #82Better than 41%
Win % Place 74thBetter than 47%

0.400 Win % · Change -3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#92W12#75W13#79W14#79Regular Season Final#82Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+47
-52
-39
-26
-8
-20
-18
+27
+14
+26

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

Final Rank by Season
#891948#941949#361950#421951#951952

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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