1954 Texas Longhorns football team

1954 Texas Longhorns football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	4–5–1 (2–3–1 SWC)
Head coach	Ed Price (4th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

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

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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	LSU*	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 20–6	36,000	[3]
September 25	at No. 2 Notre Dame*	No. 4	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	L 0–21	57,594	[4]
October 2	Washington State*	No. 12	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 40–14	27,000	[5]
October 9	vs. No. 1 Oklahoma*	No. 15	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 7–14	76,204	[6]
October 16	No. 12 Arkansas		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 7–20	42,000	[7]
October 23	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 7–13	70,500	[8]
October 30	No. 18 SMU		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	T 13–13	50,000	[9]
November 6	at No. 20 Baylor		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 7–13	31,000–32,000	[10]
November 13	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 35–34	37,000	[11]
November 25	Texas A&M		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 22–13	58,000	[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.