1954 Bishop Tigers football team

1954 Bishop Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	1–7 (0–6 SWAC)
Head coach	Vincent M. Gaines (2nd season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium

1954 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Prairie View A&M $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Southern	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Langston	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Texas College	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Wiley	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	2
Bishop	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Negro Press[1]

The 1954 Bishop Tigers football team represented Bishop College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1954 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Vincent M. Gaines, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 1–7, with a conference record of 0–6, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 18	Butler (TX)*	Tiger Stadium Marshall, TX	W 27–0	[2]
September 25	at Langston	Anderson Field Langston, OK	L 0–33	[3]
October 2	at Prairie View A&M	Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 0–53	[4]
October 16	at Grambling*	Tiger Stadium Grambling, LA	L 7–48	[5]
October 23	at Arkansas AM&N	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 8–19	[6]
October 30	at Wiley	Wiley Field Marshall, TX	L 0–19	[7]
November 6	at Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–77	[8]
November 13	Texas College	Tiger Stadium Marshall, TX	L 13–32	[9]
November 25	at Paul Quinn*	Jackson Field Waco, TX	Canceled	[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Pigskin Huddle". Baltimore Afro-American. December 25, 1954. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Bishop clouts Butler, 27–0". The Marshall News Messenger. September 20, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Langston rips Bishop, 33–0". The Daily Oklahoman. September 26, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Powerful P.V. Panthers crush Bishop Cats 53–0". The Call. October 8, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Grambling routs Bishop College Tigers 48 to 7". Alabama Tribune. October 22, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Ark. A&M passes rout Bishop, 19–8". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 30, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Wiley bounces Bishop, 19–0, in grid classic". The Marshall News Messenger. October 31, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Southern Jaguars roll over Bishop 77 to 0". The Call. November 12, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Steers smother Tigers, 32–13". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 14, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Quinn game called off". The Waco News-Tribune. November 24, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.