1954 Langston Lions football team

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1954 Langston Lions football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–4–1 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAnderson 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]

The 1954 Langston Lions football team represented Langston University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1954 college football season. Led by 25th-year head coach Caesar Felton Gayles, the Lions compiled an overall record of 4–4–1, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished third in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Bishop
W 33–0[2]
October 2at Tennessee A&I*
L 0–14[3]
October 9Texas College
  • Anderson Field
  • Langston, OK
W 13–12[4]
October 16vs. Lincoln (MO)*
T 6–66,000[5]
October 23at Southern
L 6–25[6]
October 30vs. Texas Southern*
L 13–20[7]
November 6at Wiley
W 7–0[8]
November 13Arkansas AM&N
  • Anderson Field
  • Langston, OK
W 23–64,000[9]
November 20Prairie View A&M
  • Anderson Field
  • Langston, OK
L 14–19[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pigskin Huddle". Baltimore Afro-American. December 25, 1954. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Langston rips Bishop, 33–0". The Daily Oklahoman. September 26, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tennessee A&I whips Langston". The Nashville Tennessean. October 3, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Langston Lions edge out Texas College, 13–12". The Guthrie Daily Leader. October 10, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lincoln held to tie". The Kansas City Star. October 17, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southern rips Lions, 25 to 6". The Daily Oklahoman. October 24, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas school tips Langston". The Daily Oklahoman. October 31, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Langston 11 spoils Wiley homecoming". The Marshall News Messenger. November 7, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Langston trims Ark. State 23–6". The Call. November 19, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Texans rally, nip Langston". The Daily Oklahoman. November 21, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Langston Yearly Results (1950–1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
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