1954 Langston Lions football team

American college football season

1954 Langston Lions football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	4–4–1 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Caesar Felton Gayles (25th season)
Home stadium	Anderson Field
Seasons← 19531955 →

1954 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Prairie View A&M $	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Southern	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Langston	4	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
Texas College	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Wiley	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	2
Bishop	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Negro Press

The 1954 Langston Lions football team represented Langston University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1954 college football season. Led by 25th-year head coach Caesar Felton Gayles, the Lions compiled an overall record of 4–4–1, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished third in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	Bishop	Anderson Field Langston, OK	W 33–0
October 2	at Tennessee A&I*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 0–14
October 9	Texas College	Anderson Field Langston, OK	W 13–12
October 16	vs. Lincoln (MO)*	Blues Stadium Kansas City, MO	T 6–6	6,000
October 23	at Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 6–25
October 30	vs. Texas Southern*	Public School Stadium Galveston, TX	L 13–20
November 6	at Wiley	Wiley Field Marshall, TX	W 7–0
November 13	Arkansas AM&N	Anderson Field Langston, OK	W 23–6	4,000
November 20	Prairie View A&M	Anderson Field Langston, OK	L 14–19
*Non-conference game

"Pigskin Huddle". Baltimore Afro-American. December 25, 1954. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
"Langston rips Bishop, 33–0". The Daily Oklahoman. September 26, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Tennessee A&I whips Langston". The Nashville Tennessean. October 3, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Langston Lions edge out Texas College, 13–12". The Guthrie Daily Leader. October 10, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Lincoln held to tie". The Kansas City Star. October 17, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Southern rips Lions, 25 to 6". The Daily Oklahoman. October 24, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Texas school tips Langston". The Daily Oklahoman. October 31, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Langston 11 spoils Wiley homecoming". The Marshall News Messenger. November 7, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Langston trims Ark. State 23–6". The Call. November 19, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Texans rally, nip Langston". The Daily Oklahoman. November 21, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Langston Yearly Results (1950–1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2023.

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