1954 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team

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1954 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
LSC co-champion
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record6–3–1 (5–0–1 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEvans Field
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwest Texas State + 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
East Texas State + 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Stephen F. Austin 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Sam Houston State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Texas A&I 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Sul Ross 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Lamar Tech 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1954 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State Teachers College—now known as Texas State University–as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1954 college football season. Led by first-year head coach R. W. Parker, the Bobcats compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 and a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, sharing the LSC title with East Texas State.[1][2][3]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 118:00 p.m.Brooke Army Medical Center*
L 13–343,500[4][5]
September 188:00 p.m.Trinity (TX)*
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
L 7–26[6][7]
September 25Texas Lutheran*
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 20–63,000[8][9]
October 2at Howard Payne*
L 13–284,200[10]
October 9at Texas A&I
W 21–165,000[11]
October 168:00 p.m.Sul Ross
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 33–13[12][13]
October 23Stephen F. Austin
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 7–6[14]
November 62:30 p.m.Lamar Techdagger
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 13–124,000[15][16]
November 13at Sam Houston State
W 26–22[17]
November 20at East Texas State
T 7–7[18]

[19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lone Star Shared". The Brownsville Herald. Brownsville, Texas. United Press. November 29, 1954. p. 8. Retrieved November 10, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Texas State Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). San Marcos, Texas: Texas State University Athletics. p. 161. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  3. ^ Peace, Mary Ellen, ed. (1955). "1955 Pedagog". The Pedagogue. San Marcos, Texas: Southwest Texas State Teachers College: 161–173. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Former SW Texas Grid Ace Leads BAMC Against Bobcats". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. September 11, 1954. p. 14. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Breazeale, George (September 12, 1954). "Three In Row For HPC; Bobcats Fall, 28-13". The American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. B8. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Bobcats Try Comeback In Trinity Test". The Austin Statesman. Austin, Texas. September 17, 1954. p. 23. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Sobieski, John (September 19, 1954). "Trinity Pass Game Down 'Cats, 26-7". The American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. C4. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Bobcats Tackle TLC Saturday". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. September 23, 1954. p. 27. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Westerholm, Kermit (September 26, 1954). "Bobcats Lunge Past Lutherans 20 to 6". The American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. B4. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ Fisher, Norman (October 3, 1954). "Three In Row For HPC; Bobcats Fall, 28-13". Brownwood Bulletin. Brownwood, Texas. p. 4. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ Anderson, Louis (October 10, 1954). "Bobcats Hand Javelinas 1st Defeat, 21-16". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. p. 6B. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ Westerholm, Kermit (October 16, 1954). "Bobcats Seek 2nd Loop Victory From Sul Ross". The American American. Austin, Texas. p. 15. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ Westerholm, Kermit (October 17, 1954). "Bobcats Roll Past Lobos By 33 to 13". The American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. B1. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Bobcats Clips Austin, 7-6 In Lone Star". The American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. October 24, 1954. p. E2. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Bobcats End Practice For Big Lamar Tussle". The Austin Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 5, 1954. p. 23. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ Westerholm, Kermit (November 7, 1954). "Bobcats Nip Cards By 13-12". The American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. B1. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ "Southwest Texas Beats Sam Houston". Clovis News-Journal. Clovis, New Mexico. Associated Press. November 14, 1954. p. 10. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ "'Cats Clinch Title Tie By Tying East Texas". The American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 21, 1954. p. E4. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2022.


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