1954 Baylor Bears football team

1954 Southwest Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1954 Baylor Bears football
1954 Baylor Bears football
Gator Bowl, L 13–33 vs. Auburn
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 18
1954 record	7–4 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach	George Sauer (5th season);
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium
	Seasons ← 1953 1955 →

The 1954 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 1954 college football season. The team finished with a record of 7–4 and lost the Gator Bowl to Auburn University, 13–33. Players L. G. Dupre (halfback) and James Ray Smith (tackle) played in the North–South All-Star Game; Smith, Billy Hooper (quarterback), Del Shofner (halfback) and Henry Gremminger (end) were selected as All-Conference players.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 18	Houston*		Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas	W 53–13
September 25	at Vanderbilt*	No. 10	Dudley Field Nashville, Tennessee	W 25–19
October 1	at Miami (FL)*	No. 11	Burdine Stadium Miami	L 13–19
October 9	at Arkansas		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, Arkansas	L 20–21
October 16	Washington*		Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas	W 34–7
October 23	Texas A&M		Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas (Battle of the Brazos)	W 20–7
October 30	at No. 17 TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas (rivalry)	W 12–7
November 6	Texas	No. 20	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas	W 13–7
November 20	No. 11 SMU	No. 20	The Cotton Bowl Dallas	W 33–21
November 27	Rice	No. 9	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas	L 14–20
December 31	vs. Auburn*	No. 18	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl)	L 13–33
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

^ Baylor University, "Baylor 1955 Round Up" yearbook via the Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2013. http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tx-annl/id/29271

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[1] Baylor University, "Baylor 1955 Round Up" yearbook via the Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2013. http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tx-annl/id/29271

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1954 Southwest Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 Arkansas $	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
SMU	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
No. 19 Rice	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Baylor	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Texas	2	–	3	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
TCU	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Texas A&M	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll