1954 George Washington Colonials football team

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1954 George Washington Colonials football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–7–1 (0–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 West Virginia $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Furman 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
No. 16 VPI 3 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Davidson 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
VMI 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Richmond 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
William & Mary 1 – 2 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
George Washington 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
The Citadel 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as part of the Southern Conference during the 1954 college football season. In their third season under head coach Bo Sherman, the team compiled a 1–7–1 record (0–4–1 in the SoCon).[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Wake Forest*
L 0–145,000[2]
September 25VMI
L 14–165,000[3]
October 2at Virginia*
L 13–1414,000[4]
October 9at No. 16 West Virginia
L 7–1320,000[5]
October 16at Penn*
W 32–2724,432[6]
October 22William & Mary
T 13–1320,000[7]
October 29Richmond
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 0–77,112[8]
November 5No. 18 VPI
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 13–2018,586[9]
November 20at No. 13 Maryland*
L 6–4823,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1954 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Wake Forest scores in second half to take 14 to 0 win over Colonials". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 19, 1954. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Keydets win on safety by 16 to 14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 26, 1954. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Virginia grabs 14–13 victory over GW in final four minutes". Daily Press. October 3, 1954. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mounties barely squeeze past stubborn G-W 13–7". The Beckley Post-Herald. October 10, 1954. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "G. Washington tops Penn". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 17, 1954. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "GW scores late to tie W&M, 13–13". Daily Press. October 23, 1954. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Spiders halt Colonials twice at one-yard line to capture victory, 7–0". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 30, 1954. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gobblers take to air, whip Colonials, 20–13". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 6, 1954. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Maryland routs George Washington eleven, 48 to 6". The Baltimore Sun. November 21, 1954. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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