1954 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1954 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Southwest Conference champion
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 8
AP No. 10
1954 record 8–3 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach Bowden Wyatt (2nd season)
Captain Bobby Proctor
Captain Jim Roth
Home stadium Razorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
1954 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Arkansas $ 5 1 0  8 3 0
SMU 4 1 1  6 3 1
No. 19 Rice 4 2 0  7 3 0
No. 18 Baylor 4 2 0  7 4 0
Texas 2 3 1  4 5 1
TCU 1 5 0  4 6 0
Texas A&M 0 6 0  1 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1954 college football season. In their second and final year under head coach Bowden Wyatt, the Razorbacks compiled an 8–3 record (5–1 against SWC opponents), won the SWC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 195 to 104.[1][2]

With only 25 players on the team, this squad became known as the "25 Little Pigs." This fact makes it all the more amazing that they won the Southwest Conference championship.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 25 Tulsa* Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR W 41–0  
October 2 at TCU Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX W 20–13  
October 9 Baylor Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR W 21–20  
October 16 at Texas No. 12 Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) W 20–7  
October 23 No. 5 Ole Miss* No. 7 War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR (rivalry) W 6–0  
October 30 at Texas A&M No. 4 Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX (rivalry) W 14–7  
November 6 No. 15 Rice No. 4 War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR W 28–15  
November 13 No. 19 SMU No. 4 Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 14–21  
November 20 at LSU* No. 9 State Fair StadiumShreveport, LA (rivalry) L 6–7  
November 27 at Houston* No. 13 Robertson StadiumHouston, TX W 19–0  
January 1 Georgia Tech* No. 10 Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Cotton Bowl) L 6–14  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game summaries

Mississippi

1 234Total
Ole Miss 0 000 0
Arkansas 0 006 6

This contest had been designated as an Southeastern Conference game because Ole Miss had not scheduled required six conference games to be eligible for SEC title.[3]

Cotton Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Georgia Tech 0 0 7 7 14
Arkansas 0 6 0 0 6

References

  1. "Arkansas Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  2. "1954 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  3. "Arkansas Nips Ole Miss 6-0." Eugene Register-Guard. 1954 Oct 24.


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