1954 SMU Mustangs football team

1954 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
Record	6–3–1 (4–1–1 SWC)
Head coach	Woody Woodard (2nd season)
Captain	Duane Nutt, Raymond Berry
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl

1954 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Arkansas $	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
SMU	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
No. 19 Rice	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Baylor	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Texas	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
TCU	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Texas A&M	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1954 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Woody Woodard, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the SWC. SMU played home games at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Duane Nutt and Raymond Berry were the team captains.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	Georgia Tech*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 7–10	34,504
October 9	at Missouri*		Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	W 25–6	27,500
October 16	at No. 15 Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 20–6	63,500
October 23	Kansas*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 36–18	20,037
October 30	at Texas	No. 18	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	T 13–13	50,000
November 6	Texas A&M		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 6–3	44,307
November 13	at No. 4 Arkansas	No. 19	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 21–14	25,000
November 20	No. 20 Baylor	No. 11	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 21–33	47,000
November 27	TCU		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 21–6	30,022
December 4	No. 4 Notre Dame*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 14–26	75,704
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game