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1954 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1954 Arkansas Razorbacks football
SWC champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 10
Record8–3 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Bobby Proctor
  • Jim Roth
Home stadiumRazorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 25Tulsa*
W 41–013,000
October 2at TCU
W 20–13
October 9Baylor
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 21–2018,000
October 16at TexasNo. 12
W 20–742,000[3]
October 23No. 5 Ole Miss*No. 7
ABCW 6–038,000[4]
October 30at Texas A&MNo. 4
W 14–7
November 6No. 15 RiceNo. 4
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 28–15
November 13No. 19 SMUNo. 4
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
L 14–2125,000
November 20vs. LSU*No. 9
L 6–733,000[5]
November 27at Houston*No. 13
W 19–025,000
January 1Georgia Tech*No. 10
NBCL 6–1475,500[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

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Ole Miss

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1 234Total
Ole Miss 0 000 0
• Arkansas 0 006 6
Scoring summary
4ARKPreston Carpenter 66 yard pass from Buddy BensonARK 6-0

This contest had been designated as a Southeastern Conference game because Ole Miss had not scheduled required six conference games to be eligible for SEC title.[7]

Cotton Bowl

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Main article: 1955 Cotton Bowl Classic
1 2 3 4 Total
Georgia Tech 0 0 7 7 14
Arkansas 0 6 0 0 6

References

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  1. ^ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "1954 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  3. ^ "Fired-up Arkansas stuns Texas, 20–7". The Commercial Appeal. October 17, 1954. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "6–0! Hogs throttle Ole Miss". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "LSU stuns Arkansas with 7 to 6 upset". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hogs go down, 14–6 at hands of 'Wrecks". The Abilene Reporter-News. January 2, 1955. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Arkansas Nips Ole Miss 6-0." Eugene Register-Guard. 1954 Oct 24.


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