1954 George Washington Colonials football team
American college football season
| 1954 George Washington Colonials football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 1–7–1 (0–4–1 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Griffith Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as part of the Southern Conference during the 1954 college football season. In their third season under head coach Bo Sherman, the team compiled a 1–7–1 record (0–4–1 in the SoCon).[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | at Wake Forest* |
| L 0–14 | 5,000 | [2] |
| September 25 | VMI |
| L 14–16 | 5,000 | [3] |
| October 2 | at Virginia* | L 13–14 | 14,000 | [4] | |
| October 9 | at No. 16 West Virginia |
| L 7–13 | 20,000 | [5] |
| October 16 | at Penn* | W 32–27 | 24,432 | [6] | |
| October 22 | William & Mary | T 13–13 | 20,000 | [7] | |
| October 29 | Richmond |
| L 0–7 | 7,112 | [8] |
| November 5 | No. 18 VPI |
| L 13–20 | 18,586 | [9] |
| November 20 | at No. 13 Maryland* | L 6–48 | 23,000 | [10] | |
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References
- ^ "1954 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ "Wake Forest scores in second half to take 14 to 0 win over Colonials". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 19, 1954. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Keydets win on safety by 16 to 14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 26, 1954. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia grabs 14–13 victory over GW in final four minutes". Daily Press. October 3, 1954. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – 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.
- ^ "G. Washington tops Penn". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 17, 1954. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "GW scores late to tie W&M, 13–13". Daily Press. October 23, 1954. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders halt Colonials twice at one-yard line to capture victory, 7–0". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 30, 1954. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gobblers take to air, whip Colonials, 20–13". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 6, 1954. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland routs George Washington eleven, 48 to 6". The Baltimore Sun. November 21, 1954. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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