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1954: Bowls & playoff

Seven games. Four ranked teams lost, one to an unranked team. Three games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

The week in review

Ranked against ranked

Jan 1, 19556Navy 21, 7Ole Miss 0Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19551Ohio State 20, 17USC 7Rose BowlBox score
Dec 31, 195415Auburn 33, 9Baylor 13upsetGator BowlBox score

Upsets

Dec 31, 195415Auburn 33, 9Baylor 13upsetGator BowlBox score
Jan 1, 1955Georgia Tech 14, 13Arkansas 6upsetCotton BowlBox score

A ranked team beaten as the betting favorite, or, where no line is on file, by an unranked or lower-ranked team.

FBS vs. FBS

Dec 31, 195415Auburn 33, 9Baylor 13upsetGator BowlBox score
Jan 1, 195520Duke 34, Nebraska 7Orange BowlBox score
Jan 1, 1955Georgia Tech 14, 13Arkansas 6upsetCotton BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19556Navy 21, 7Ole Miss 0Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19551Ohio State 20, 17USC 7Rose BowlBox score
Jan 1, 1955UTEP 47, Florida State 20Sun BowlBox score

Everyone else

Jan 1, 1955Nebraska–Omaha 7, Eastern Kentucky 6Tangerine BowlBox score