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Deutsch1954 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
| 1954 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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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) |
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| Home stadium | Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | Tulsa* | W 41–0 | 13,000 | [2] | |||
| October 2 | at TCU | W 20–13 | 25,000 | [3] | |||
| October 9 | Baylor |
| W 21–20 | 18,000 | [4] | ||
| October 16 | at Texas | No. 12 | W 20–7 | 42,000 | [5] | ||
| October 23 | No. 5 Ole Miss* | No. 7 | ABC | W 6–0 | 38,000 | [6] | |
| October 30 | at Texas A&M | No. 4 | W 14–7 | [7] | |||
| November 6 | No. 15 Rice | No. 4 |
| W 28–15 | 38,000 | [8] | |
| November 13 | No. 19 SMU | No. 4 |
| L 14–21 | 25,000 | [9] | |
| November 20 | vs. LSU* | No. 9 | L 6–7 | 33,000 | [10] | ||
| November 27 | at Houston* | No. 13 | W 19–0 | 25,000 | [11] | ||
| January 1 | Georgia Tech* | No. 10 | NBC | L 6–14 | 75,500 | [12] | |
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Game summaries
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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.[13]
Cotton Bowl
[edit]| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Georgia Tech | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Arkansas | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "1954 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ "Tulsa smashed by Razorbacks' onslaught, 41–0". The Daily Oklahoman. September 26, 1954. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hogs shades Frogs, 20–13". Wichita Daily Times. October 3, 1954. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas field goal beats Baylor, 21–20". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 10, 1954. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Texas Ags fall 14–7". The Commercial Appeal. October 31, 1954. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas nears Cotton Bowl bid with 28–15 win". The Shreveport Times. November 7, 1954. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SMU tumbles Hogs, 21–14". The Odessa American. November 14, 1954. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU stuns Arkansas with 7 to 6 upset". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Porkers pin 19–0 defeat on Houston". Brownwood Bulletin. November 28, 1954. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – 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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