1954 Texas Longhorns football team

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1954 Texas Longhorns football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record4–5–1 (2–3–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1953
1955  →
1954 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Arkansas $ 5 –1 –08 –3 –0
SMU 4 –1 –16 –3 –1
No. 19 Rice 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
No. 18 Baylor 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
Texas 2 –3 –14 –5 –1
TCU 1 –5 –04 –6 –0
Texas A&M 0 –6 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1954 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Ed Price, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 4–5–1, with a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SWC. [1]

On October 2, 1954, Duke Washington became the first African-American to play in Memorial Stadium. Washington scored on a 73-yard run in the second quarter, but Texas won the game, 40–14. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 LSU *No. 4
W 20–636,000 [3]
September 25at No. 2 Notre Dame *No. 4
L 0–2157,594 [4]
October 2 Washington State *No. 12
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 40–1427,000 [5]
October 9vs. No. 1 Oklahoma *No. 15
L 7–1476,204 [6]
October 16No. 12 Arkansas
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
L 7–2042,000 [7]
October 23at Rice
L 7–1370,500 [8]
October 30No. 18 SMU
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
T 13–1350,000 [9]
November 6at No. 20 Baylor
L 7–1331,000–32,000 [10]
November 13at TCU
W 35–3437,000 [11]
November 25 Texas A&M
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 22–1358,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1954 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ Dettmer, David (April 23, 2012). "The past and present meet at Texas". Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Texas catches L.S.U." Monroe Morning World. September 19, 1954. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Guglielmi leads Notre Dame to 21–0 win over game Texas". The Pantagraph. September 26, 1954. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Texans wilt Cougars, 40–14". The Spokesman-Review. October 3, 1954. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Sooners tip Texas 14–7". The Odessa American. October 10, 1954. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Fired-up Arkansas stuns Texas, 20–7". The Commercial Appeal. October 17, 1954. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Rice scores late in third period to beat Texas, 13–7". The Victoria Advocate. October 24, 1954. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Texas, SMU battle to 13–13 tie". Brownwood Bulletin. October 31, 1954. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Hooper guides Bears over Steers, 13–7". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. November 7, 1954. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Texas comes back, edges TCU, 35–34". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 14, 1954. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Steers outpoint Aggies in vicious battle". The Victoria Advocate. November 26, 1954. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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