1954 Wiley Wildcats football team
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 5–5 (2–4 SWAC) |
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Home stadium | Wiley Field |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1954 Wiley Wildcats football team represented Wiley College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1954 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Alva Tabor, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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September 25 | at Philander Smith* | W 58–0 | [2] | |
October 2 | at Dillard* |
| W 19–13 | [3] |
October 9 | vs. Arkansas AM&N |
| W 26–13 | [4][5] |
October 18 | vs. Prairie View A&M | L 6–19 | [6] | |
October 25 | vs. Grambling* | L 12–35 | [7] | |
October 30 | Bishop |
| W 19–0 | [8] |
November 6 | Langston |
| L 0–7 | [9] |
November 13 | Southern | L 19–33 | [10] | |
November 20 | Paul Quinn* |
| W 40–0 | [11] |
November 25 | at Texas College |
| L 0–26 | [12] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Pigskin Huddle". Baltimore Afro-American. December 25, 1954. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley cops 58–0". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 2, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley turns tide on Dillard, 19–13". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 9, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley Wildcats to face stiff opposition when they face Ark. State Lions Oct. 9". The Call. October 8, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley jolts Arkansas A&M, 26–13". The Marshall News Messenger. October 10, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View beats Wylie". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 19, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling wins State Fair Game". The Shreveport Journal. October 26, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley bounces Bishop, 19–0, in grid classic". The Marshall News Messenger. October 31, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Langston 11 spoils Wiley homecoming". The Marshall News Messenger. November 7, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern whips Wiley". The Marshall News Messenger. November 15, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley shuts out Paul Quinn, 40–0". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 21, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas College defeats Wiley in loop game". Tyler Morning Telegraph. November 26, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.