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1954 Whitworth Pirates football
Evergreen champion
ConferenceEvergreen Conference
Record8–0 (7–0 Evergreen)
Head coach
Seasons← 19531955 →
1954 Evergreen Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Whitworth $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Puget Sound 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Pacific Lutheran 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Western Washington 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Central Washington 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Eastern Washington 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
UBC 0 – 6 – 0 ? – ? – ?
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1954 Whitworth Pirates football team was an American football team that represented Whitworth University of Spokane, Washington, as a member of the Evergreen Conference during the 1954 college football season. In their third year under head coach James Lounsberry, the Pirates compiled a perfect 8–0 record (7–0 against conference opponents), won the Evergreen Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 269 to 34.

Between November 14, 1953, and September 29, 1956, the Pirates won 21 consecutive games, including back-to-back perfect seasons in 1954 and 1955.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Eastern WashingtonW 27–03,000
October 2Western WashingtonW 33–04,000
October 9Central Washington
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Spokane, WA
W 15–63,500
October 16at Puget SoundW 33–13
October 23at UBCW 27–62,000
October 30Linfield*Spokane, WAW 41–74,000
November 6Pacific Lutheran
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Spokane, WA
W 38–24,500–5,000
November 13at Eastern WashingtonCheney, WAW 55–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "1954 - Whitworth". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  2. "Whitworth Considered For Tangerine Bowl". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 25, 1955. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Pirates Plunder Eastern Savages, 27-0: Ward, Buchert Pace Whitworth's Victory". Tri-City Herald. September 26, 1954. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Danny May (September 27, 1954). "Pirates Plaster EWCE, 27-0". The Spokesman-Review. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Danny May (October 3, 1954). "Buchert Leads Whitworth to 33-0 Evergreen Victory". The Spokesman-Review. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Danny May (October 10, 1954). "Whitworth "Held" to 15-to-6 Triumph". The Spokesman-Review. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Ed Honeywell (October 17, 1954). "Whitworth Defeats CPS: Pirates Win In Evergreen". The Sunday News Tribune and Sunday Ledger. p. B11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Stan Beck (October 25, 1954). "Thunderbirds Look Good For Half A Game Anyway But Roof Falls In When Pirates Start Point parade In Finale". The Vancouver Province. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "4000 'Grads' Inspire Bucs, and Vice Versa: 41 to 13: Both Squads Roll Over Linfield". The Spokesman-Review. October 31, 1954. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Whitworth Ready for Best Game---Lounsberry". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 4, 1954. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Pirates Avenge Fog Bowl Loss: Clip Glads By 38 to 2 at Stadium". The Spokesman-Review. November 7, 1954. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Whitworth Rambles Over Eastern, 55 to 0". The Spokesman-Review. November 14, 1954. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Whitworth Awaiting Bowl Bid". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 15, 1954. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
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