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1954 Bishop Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record1–7 (0–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
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]

The 1954 Bishop Tigers football team represented Bishop College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1954 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Vincent M. Gaines, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 1–7, with a conference record of 0–6, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 18Butler (TX)*
W 27–0[2]
September 25at Langston
L 0–33[3]
October 2at Prairie View A&M
L 0–53[4]
October 16at Grambling*
L 7–48[5]
October 23at Arkansas AM&N
L 8–19[6]
October 30at Wiley
  • Wiley Field
  • Marshall, TX
L 0–19[7]
November 6at Southern
L 0–77[8]
November 13Texas College
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Marshall, TX
L 13–32[9]
November 25at Paul Quinn*
Canceled [10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Pigskin Huddle". Baltimore Afro-American. December 25, 1954. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Bishop clouts Butler, 27–0". The Marshall News Messenger. September 20, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Langston rips Bishop, 33–0". The Daily Oklahoman. September 26, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Powerful P.V. Panthers crush Bishop Cats 53–0". The Call. October 8, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Grambling routs Bishop College Tigers 48 to 7". Alabama Tribune. October 22, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ark. A&M passes rout Bishop, 19–8". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 30, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wiley bounces Bishop, 19–0, in grid classic". The Marshall News Messenger. October 31, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Southern Jaguars roll over Bishop 77 to 0". The Call. November 12, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Steers smother Tigers, 32–13". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 14, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Quinn game called off". The Waco News-Tribune. November 24, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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