1954 Bishop Tigers football team

The 1954 Bishop Tigers football team represented Bishop College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1954 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Vincent M. Gaines, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 1–7, with a conference record of 0–6, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

1954 Bishop Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record1–7 (0–6 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Vincent M. Gaines (2nd season)
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
1954 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Prairie View A&M $ 6 0 010 1 0
Southern 5 1 010 1 0
Langston 4 2 04 4 1
Texas College 3 3 04 6 0
Wiley 2 4 05 5 0
Arkansas AM&N 1 5 02 7 2
Bishop 0 6 01 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 18Butler (TX)*
W 27–0[1]
September 25at Langston
L 0–33[2]
October 2at Prairie View A&M
L 0–53[3]
October 16at Grambling*
L 7–48[4]
October 23at Arkansas AM&N
L 8–19[5]
October 30at Wiley
  • Wiley Field
  • Marshall, TX
L 0–19[6]
November 6at SouthernL 0–77[7]
November 13Texas College
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Marshall, TX
L 13–32[8]
November 25at Paul Quinn*
Canceled [9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Bishop clouts Butler, 27–0". The Marshall News Messenger. September 20, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Langston rips Bishop, 33–0". The Daily Oklahoman. September 26, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Powerful P.V. Panthers crush Bishop Cats 53–0". The Call. October 8, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Grambling routs Bishop College Tigers 48 to 7". Alabama Tribune. October 22, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Ark. A&M passes rout Bishop, 19–8". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 30, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Wiley bounces Bishop, 19–0, in grid classic". The Marshall News Messenger. October 31, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Southern Jaguars roll over Bishop 77 to 0". The Call. November 12, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Steers smother Tigers, 32–13". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 14, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Quinn game called off". The Waco News-Tribune. November 24, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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