1954 Texas
4–5–1 (2–3–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Edwin Price. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Washington State 40–14Oct 2
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs LSU | W 20–6 | 71% |
| Sep 25 | at 2Notre Dame | L 0–21 | 34% |
| Oct 2 | vs Washington State | W 40–14 | 76% |
| Oct 9 | vs 1Oklahoma | L 7–14 | 38% |
| Oct 16 | vs 12Arkansas | L 7–20 | 70% |
| Oct 23 | at Rice | L 7–13 | 39% |
| Oct 30 | vs 18SMU | T 13–13 | 52% |
| Nov 6 | at 20Baylor | L 7–13 | 33% |
| Nov 13 | at TCU | W 35–34 | 41% |
| Nov 25 | vs Texas A&M | W 22–13 | 77% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Texas A&M 22–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 4
- Wk 2: 4
- Wk 3: 12
- Wk 4: 15
- Record
- 4–5–1
- Conference
- 2–3–1 5th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 4
- Points
- 158–161
- Coach
- Edwin Price
- Elo
- 1567 −54 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 11.3 No. 24 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1955
The 1955 draft| Rd 2 | Buck Lansford OT | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rd 5 | Ed Kelley B | Los Angeles Rams |
| Rd 6 | Billy Quinn B | Philadelphia Eagles |
All-Southwest Conference
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Buck LansfordOTAP-1; UP-2
Second team
- John TatumCUP-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 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 5–1 | 8–3 | 10 |
| SMU | 4–1–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Rice | 4–2 | 7–3 | 19 |
| Baylor | 4–2 | 7–4 | 18 |
| Texas | 2–3–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| TCU | 1–5 | 4–6 | |
| Texas A&M | 0–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.