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1954 Wiley Wildcats football team

The 1954 Wiley Wildcats football team represented Wiley College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1954 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Alva Tabor, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.

1954 Wiley Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (2–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWiley Field
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Prairie View A&M $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Southern 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Langston 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Texas College 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wiley 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 2
Bishop 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25at Philander Smith*
W 58–0[2]
October 2at Dillard*
W 19–13[3]
October 9vs. Arkansas AM&N
W 26–13[4][5]
October 18vs. Prairie View A&M
L 6–19[6]
October 25vs. Grambling*
L 12–35[7]
October 30Bishop
W 19–0[8]
November 6Langston
  • Wiley Field
  • Marshall, TX
L 0–7[9]
November 13Southern
L 19–33[10]
November 20Paul Quinn*
  • Wiley Field
  • Marshall, TX
W 40–0[11]
November 25at Texas College
L 0–26[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Pigskin Huddle". Baltimore Afro-American. December 25, 1954. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wiley cops 58–0". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 2, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wiley turns tide on Dillard, 19–13". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 9, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wiley Wildcats to face stiff opposition when they face Ark. State Lions Oct. 9". The Call. October 8, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wiley jolts Arkansas A&M, 26–13". The Marshall News Messenger. October 10, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Prairie View beats Wylie". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 19, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Grambling wins State Fair Game". The Shreveport Journal. October 26, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wiley bounces Bishop, 19–0, in grid classic". The Marshall News Messenger. October 31, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Langston 11 spoils Wiley homecoming". The Marshall News Messenger. November 7, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Southern whips Wiley". The Marshall News Messenger. November 15, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wiley shuts out Paul Quinn, 40–0". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 21, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Texas College defeats Wiley in loop game". Tyler Morning Telegraph. November 26, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
 

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