1954 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1954 Arkansas Razorbacks football
1954 Arkansas Razorbacks football
SWC champion
Cotton Bowl, L 14–6 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 10
Record	8–3 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach	Bowden Wyatt (2nd season);
Captains	Bobby Proctor; Jim Roth;
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium; War Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1953 1955 →

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]

1954 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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

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	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Tulsa*		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 41–0	13,000
October 2	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 20–13
October 9	Baylor		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 21–20	18,000
October 16	at Texas	No. 12	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 20–7	42,000	^[3]
October 23	No. 5 Ole Miss*	No. 7	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	ABC	W 6–0	38,000	^[4]
October 30	at Texas A&M	No. 4	Kyle Field College 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	25,000
November 20	vs. LSU*	No. 9	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA (rivalry)		L 6–7	33,000	^[5]
November 27	at Houston*	No. 13	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 19–0	25,000
January 1	Georgia Tech*	No. 10	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl)	NBC	L 6–14	75,500	^[6]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Ole Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ole Miss	0	0	0	0	0
• Arkansas	0	0	0	6	6

Date: October 23
Location: War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock, Arkansas

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

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

References

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

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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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