1954 Tulane
1–6–3 (1–6–1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Andy Pilney. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Vanderbilt 6–0Nov 13
By 6 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | at 7Georgia Tech | L 0–28 | 14% |
| Sep 25 | vs Memphis | T 13–13 | 89% |
| Oct 2 | vs North Carolina | T 7–7 | 43% |
| Oct 9 | vs Mississippi State | L 0–14 | 37% |
| Oct 16 | at 7Ole Miss | L 7–34 | 11% |
| Oct 23 | vs Georgia | L 0–7 | 38% |
| Oct 30 | at Auburn | L 0–27 | 22% |
| Nov 6 | vs Alabama | T 0–0 | 22% |
| Nov 13 | at Vanderbilt | W 6–0 | 35% |
| Nov 27 | vs LSU | L 13–14 | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to LSU 14–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
Led the nationArt Luppino: kickoff return yards (632 yds)
- Record
- 1–6–3
- Conference
- 1–6–1 10th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 46–144
- Coach
- Andy Pilney
- Elo
- 1362 −42 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −1.5 No. 57 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-SEC
1 second teamSecond team
Bryan BorathorneOGAP-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 Southeastern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Miss | 5–0 | 9–2 | 6 |
| Georgia Tech | 6–2 | 8–3 | |
 Kentucky | 5–2 | 7–3 | |
 Florida | 5–2 | 5–5 | |
| Georgia | 3–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Auburn | 3–3 | 8–3 | 13 |
| Mississippi State | 3–3 | 6–4 | |
| Alabama | 3–3–2 | 4–5–2 | |
| LSU | 2–5 | 5–6 | |
| Tulane | 1–6–1 | 1–6–3 | |
 Tennessee | 1–5 | 4–6 | |
| Vanderbilt | 1–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.