1954 Arizona
7–3 (3–2 Border Conference), coached by Warren Woodson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat New Mexico State 58–0Sep 18
By 58 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs New Mexico State | W 58–0 | 79% |
| Sep 25 | at Utah | W 54–20 | 35% |
| Oct 9 | vs Colorado | L 18–40 | 49% |
| Oct 16 | vs Idaho | W 35–13 | 85% |
| Oct 23 | at New Mexico | W 41–7 | 48% |
| Oct 30 | vsWest Texas | W 48–12 | 88% |
| Nov 6 | vs Texas Tech | L 14–28 | 54% |
| Nov 13 | at UTEP | L 21–41 | 50% |
| Nov 20 | vs Arizona State | W 54–14 | 72% |
| Nov 27 | vs Wyoming | W 42–40 | 56% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Wyoming 42–40; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1954.
Led the nationArt Luppino: rushing yards (1,359 yds), rushing touchdowns (21 TD), points (166 pts), points per game (16.60)
- Record
- 7–3
- Conference
- 3–2 4th in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 385–215
- Coach
- Warren Woodson
- Elo
- 1536 +55 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 1.7 No. 52 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Buddy Lewis and Glen Bowers
All-Pacific Coast
1 second teamSecond team
Art LuppinoBUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1954 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1954 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 4–0 | 7–2–1 | |
| Arizona State | 3–1 | 5–5 | |
| UTEP | 4–2 | 8–3 | |
| Arizona | 3–2 | 7–3 | |
| Hardin Simmons | 2–3 | 4–6 | |
| West Texas | 1–5 | 1–8 | |
| New Mexico State | 0–4 | 0–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.