1954_Arkansas_Razorbacks_football_team

1954 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1954 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

American college football season

The 1954 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1954 college football season. In their second and final year under head coach Bowden Wyatt, the Razorbacks compiled an 8–3 record (5–1 against SWC opponents), won the SWC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 195 to 104.[1][2]

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With only 25 players on the team, this squad became known as the "25 Little Pigs." This fact makes it all the more amazing that they won the Southwest Conference championship.

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Ole Miss

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This contest had been designated as a Southeastern Conference game because Ole Miss had not scheduled required six conference games to be eligible for SEC title.[7]

Cotton Bowl

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References

  1. [1]
    "Arkansas Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  2. [2]
    "1954 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
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    "Fired-up Arkansas stuns Texas, 20–7". The Commercial Appeal. October 17, 1954. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "6–0! Hogs throttle Ole Miss". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "LSU stuns Arkansas with 7 to 6 upset". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Hogs go down, 14–6 at hands of 'Wrecks". The Abilene Reporter-News. January 2, 1955. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. [7]
    "Arkansas Nips Ole Miss 6-0." Eugene Register-Guard. 1954 Oct 24.


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