| 1954 West Virginia Mountaineers football | |
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| SoCon champion | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 12 |
| Record | 8–1 (3–0 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Mountaineer Field |
| Seasons← 19531955 → | |
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| No. 12 West Virginia $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 VPI | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1954 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1954 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Art Lewis, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 8–1 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning the SoCon title for the second consecutive season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 2 | at No. 15 South Carolina* | W 26–6 | 31,000 | |||
| October 9 | George Washington | No. 16 | W 13–7 | 20,000 | ||
| October 16 | at No. 9 Penn State* | No. 14 | W 19–14 | 32,221 | ||
| October 23 | vs. VMI | No. 10 | W 40–6 | 11,000 | ||
| October 30 | Pittsburgh* | No. 7 |
| L 10–13 | 34,000 | |
| November 6 | Fordham* | No. 17 |
| W 39–9 | 10,000 | |
| November 13 | at William & Mary | No. 16 | W 20–6 | 10,000 | ||
| November 20 | NC State* | No. 14 |
| W 28–3 | 20,000 | |
| November 27 | at Virginia* | No. 12 | W 14–10 | 10,000 | ||
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Roster
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Special teams
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Art "Pappy" Lewis
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References
- "West Virginia scores upset victory over Gamecocks, 26–6". The News and Observer. October 3, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mounties barely squeeze past stubborn G-W 13–7". The Beckley Post-Herald. October 10, 1954. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "West Virginia tops unbeaten Lions by 19–14". Sunday News. October 17, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "West Virginia's devastating ground game rocks VMI 40–6". The State. October 24, 1954. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Salvaterra heads late Panther surge which topples West Virginia by 13–10". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 31, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- McKowen, Bob (November 7, 1954). "WVU trims Fordham; Six men get touchdowns". The Charleston Daily Mail. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Mountaineers whip Rams, 39-9". The Pittsburgh Press. November 7, 1954. sect. 4, p. 2.
- "West Virginia beats W&M, 20–6, to take Conference crown". The Sunday Star. November 14, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "N.C. State bows to West Virginia". The Baltimore Sun. November 21, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bowl fever almost beats Mountaineers". The State. November 28, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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