The 1953 George Washington Colonials football team was an

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team that represented

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as part of the

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during the

1953 college football season The 1953 college football season finished with the Maryland Terrapins capturing the AP, INS, and UPI national championship after Notre Dame held the top spot for the first nine weeks. The No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners defeated Maryland in the Orange ...

. In their second season under head coach Bo Sherman, the team compiled a 5–4 record (4–2 in the SoCon).

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