1954 Arizona Wildcats football team

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1954 Arizona Wildcats football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record7–3 (3–2 Border)
Head coach
CaptainBuddy Lewis, Glen Bowers
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas Tech $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Arizona State 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Texas Western 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Arizona 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Hardin–Simmons 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
West Texas State 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
New Mexico A&M 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1954 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Border Conference during the 1954 college football season. In their third season under head coach Warren B. Woodson, the Wildcats compiled a 7–3 record (3–2 against Border opponents) and outscored their opponents, 385 to 215. The team captains were Buddy Lewis and Glen Bowers.[1][2] The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

The team's average of 38.5 points per game was the second highest in major college football during the 1954 season.[1] Tailback Art Luppino was the NCAA rushing leader with 1,359 rushing yards. Luppino also broke the NCAA modern-era single-season scoring record with 166 points scored in 1954.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18New Mexico A&M
W 58–0
September 25at Utah*
W 54–20
October 9Colorado*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 18–4025,000
October 16Idaho*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 35–1317,000[4][5]
October 23at New Mexico*
W 41–7
October 30West Texas State
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 48–12
November 6Texas Tech
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 14–2823,000
November 13at Texas Western
L 21–41
November 20Arizona State
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ (rivalry)
W 54–14
November 27Wyoming*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 42–40
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ a b "1954 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ^ "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. pp. 102, 105. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  3. ^ "Arizona's Luppino Top Collegiate Grid Scorer". Monroe (La) News-Star. December 8, 1954. p. 21.(breaking Reynold's modern-day scoring record; 4th all time behind Kim Leech in 1920 (210), Jim Thorpe in 1912 (198 points), and Neno dePrato in 1915 (188 points))
  4. ^ "Arizona stops Vandal attack; takes 35-13 win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 17, 1954. p. 1, sports.
  5. ^ "Idaho loses to Wildcats". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. October 17, 1954. p. 2C.


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