1954 George Washington Colonials football team

1954 George Washington Colonials football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	1–7–1 (0–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Bo Sherman (3rd season)
Home stadium	Griffith Stadium
Seasons ← 1953 1955 →

1954 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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
September 18	at Wake Forest*	Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC	L 0–14	5,000	^[2]
September 25	VMI	George Washington HS Stadium Alexandria, VA	L 14–16	5,000	^[3]
October 2	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 13–14	14,000	^[4]
October 9	at No. 16 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 7–13	20,000	^[5]
October 16	at Penn*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 32–27	24,432	^[6]
October 22	William & Mary	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	T 13–13	20,000	^[7]
October 29	Richmond	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 0–7	7,112	^[8]
November 5	No. 18 VPI	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 13–20	18,586	^[9]
November 20	at No. 13 Maryland*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 6–48	23,000	^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "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.

v t e George Washington Colonials football
Venues	American League Park Griffith Stadium (1930–1960) District of Columbia Stadium (1961–1966)
Bowls and rivalries	1957 Sun Bowl
Culture and lore	George the Colonial "Hail to the Buff and Blue"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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