1954 East Texas State Lions football team
| 1954 East Texas State Lions football | |
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LSC co-champion | |
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 6–3–1 (5–0–1 LSC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1954 East Texas State Lions football team was an American football team that represented East Texas State Teachers College—now known as Texas A&M University–Commerce–as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1954 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Jules V. Sikes, the Lions compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, sharing the LSC title with Southwest Texas State.[1][2]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | at Abilene Christian* |
| L 19–41 | 6,000 | [3][4] |
| October 2 | Southwestern Louisiana* | W 33–13 | 4,000 | [5] | |
| October 9 | Trinity (TX)* |
| L 0–6 | [6] | |
| October 16 | at Lamar Tech | Beaumont, TX | W 16–14 | [7] | |
| October 22 | at Chattanooga* | L 6–41 | 7,000 | [8] | |
| October 30 | Sam Houston State |
| W 20–14 | 7,500 | [9] |
| November 6 | at Texas A&I | W 26–6 | 5,500 | [10] | |
| November 13 | at Stephen F. Austin |
| W 25–21 | 6,000 | [11] |
| November 20 | Southwest Texas State |
| T 7–7 | [12] | |
| November 25 | Sul Ross |
| W 27–6 | [13] | |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Lone Star Shared". The Brownsville Herald. Brownsville, Texas. United Press. November 29, 1954. p. 8. Retrieved November 10, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Lion Football History; Statistics Summary for 1954". Commerce, Texas: Texas A&M University–Commerce Athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ Oliver, Don (September 18, 1954). "East Texas State Opens ACC Grid Slate Tonight". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. p. 7A. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Oliver, Don (September 19, 1954). "ACC Slaughters Lions, 41–19". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. p. 1D. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "East Texas State Slams SLI 33 - 13". The Sunday Advertiser. Lafayette, Louisiana. October 3, 1954. p. 9. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Unbeaten Trinity Nudges East Texas". Wichita Daily Times. Wichita Falls, Texas. Associated Press. October 10, 1954. p. 4B. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "East Texas Beats Lamar Tech, 16-14". The Brownsville Herald. Brownsville, Texas. United Press. October 17, 1954. p. A10. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "UC runs wild in first half to top East Texas 41–6". The Chattanooga Times. October 23, 1954. Retrieved September 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas Edge Past Sam Houston, 20-14". The Paris News. Paris, Texas. October 31, 1954. p. 10. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "East Texas Beats Javelinas, 26-6". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. November 7, 1954. p. 6D. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "East Texas Nips Stephen F. Austin". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. Associated Press. November 14, 1954. p. 5E. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "'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 .
- ^ "East Tex State Trips Sul Ross, Share LS Title". Brownwood Bulletin. Brownwood, Texas. United Press. November 26, 1954. p. 13. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
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