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1954 Wichita State

9–⁠1 (4–⁠0 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Jack Mitchell.

Schedule and results

Wichita State in 1954, game by game: won vs. Emporia State 69–7; won vs. Utah State 32–7; won at Drake 54–6; won vs. Oklahoma State 22–13; lost at Denver 14–27; won vs. Houston 9–7; won vs. North Dakota State 59–0; won at No. 12 Cincinnati 13–0; won vs. Detroit Mercy 20–0; won at Tulsa 33–19+62−13Won 69–7 vs. Emporia State+62Emporia StateWon 32–7 vs. Utah State+25Utah StateWon 54–6 at Drake+48DrakeWon 22–13 vs. Oklahoma State+9Oklahoma StateLost 14–27 at Denver-13DenverWon 9–7 vs. Houston+2HoustonWon 59–0 vs. North Dakota State+59North Dakota St…Won 13–0 at No. 12 Cincinnati+13No. 12 CincinnatiWon 20–0 vs. Detroit Mercy+20Detroit MercyWon 33–19 at Tulsa+14Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsEmporia StateW 69–⁠784%
Sep 25vsUtah StateW 32–⁠755%
Oct 1atDrakeW 54–⁠661%
Oct 9vsOklahoma StateW 22–⁠1344%
Oct 22atDenverL 14–⁠2746%
Oct 30vsHoustonW 9–⁠744%
Nov 6vsNorth Dakota StateW 59–⁠092%
Nov 13at12CincinnatiW 13–⁠023%
Nov 20vsDetroit MercyW 20–⁠074%
Nov 25atTulsaW 33–⁠1977%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulsa 33–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 65 on file).

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠0 first in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
325–⁠86
Coach
Jack Mitchell
Elo
1579 +161 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.0 No. 44 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1954 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wichita State4–⁠09–⁠1
Houston3–⁠15–⁠5
Oklahoma State2–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Detroit Mercy1–⁠32–⁠7
Tulsa0–⁠40–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.