Record: 5-5, .500 W-L% (54th of 110)
Conference: Southern
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: John McKenna (5-5)
PS/G: 17.4 (57th of 110) ▪ PA/G: 19.6 (82nd of 110)
SRS: -11.71 (98th of 110) ▪ SOS: -12.31 (108th of 110)
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 19, 1953 | Sat | Virginia Military Institute | Catawba College | Non-Major | W | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 26, 1953 | Sat | Virginia Military Institute | George Washington | Southern | L | 13 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 3 | Oct 3, 1953 | Sat | Virginia Military Institute | @ | Richmond | Southern | L | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | L 2 | |
| 4 | Oct 10, 1953 | Sat | Virginia Military Institute | @ | Citadel | Southern | W | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 5 | Oct 17, 1953 | Sat | Virginia Military Institute | @ | Virginia | Ind | W | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 6 | Oct 24, 1953 | Sat | Virginia Military Institute | @ | (8) West Virginia | Southern | L | 20 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 7 | Oct 31, 1953 | Sat | Virginia Military Institute | @ | Florida State | Non-Major | L | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | L 2 | |
| 8 | Nov 7, 1953 | Sat | Virginia Military Institute | William & Mary | Southern | W | 20 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | W 1 | Roanoke, VA | |
| 9 | Nov 14, 1953 | Sat | Virginia Military Institute | @ | Cincinnati | Non-Major | L | 0 | 67 | 4 | 5 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Nov 26, 1953 | Thu | Virginia Military Institute | N | Virginia Tech | Southern | W | 28 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | W 1 | Roanoke, VA |