1954 Week 12 College Football Team RankingsNovember 16, 1954By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1954 Season Tags: • No Comments1954 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.102550100150entries per pageSearch:RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status100.980Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–01.0001+30Beat Missouri 34–13221.047Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–01.0001+28Beat Purdue 28–6321.163UCLAPAC8–01.0001+21BYE431.231Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–10.85714+22BYE5-21.255Army (ARMY)IND FBSI7–10.8759+20Beat Pennsylvania 35–06-41.280Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC7–10.8759+26Lost to SMU 14–21721.305Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC7–10.8759+21Beat Cincinnati 13–08-21.437Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON7–0–10.9384+17Beat Waynesburg 20–6951.538Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC8–10.8895+16Beat Houston 26–01021.558Denver (DENVER)IND SKY8–10.8895+20Beat Utah State 25–71151.589Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–2–10.68829+18Beat Clemson 16–01231.629Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B107–10.8759+17Beat Iowa 22–2013-21.647USCPAC8–10.8895+20Beat Washington 41–01431.652Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–10.85714+15Beat North Carolina 42–1315-71.660Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI8–10.8895+17Lost to Wichita State 0–131641.664West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON6–10.85714+14Beat William & Mary 20–61791.679SMUIND SWC5–1–10.78617+13Beat Arkansas 21–141841.883Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI6–20.75019+10Beat Columbia 51–619-11.923Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–2–10.72227+13Beat Utah 20–72011.967Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B106–20.75019+13Beat Illinois 27–1421-81.979Iowa (IOWA)B105–30.62539+15Lost to Minnesota 20–222212.018Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–20.75019+12BYE23102.044Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI7–10.8759+16Beat Boston University 7–62452.107Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–20.75019+12Beat Michigan State 33–725112.110Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC6–30.66734+13Beat Alabama 20–02622.146Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B87–20.77818+14Beat Iowa State 12–727202.206Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–30.62539+8Beat Georgia 35–02842.211Duke (DUKE)ACC5–2–10.68829+11Beat Wake Forest 28–2129-192.333COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–1–20.75019+7Lost to Syracuse 12–313042.345Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–20.75019+6Beat Rutgers 37–1431-122.346Yale (YALE)IND FBSI5–2–10.68829+9Lost to Princeton 14–2132132.388Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–40.50057+15Beat Nebraska 21–733-82.453Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–2–10.72227+7Lost to Auburn 0–353442.468South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC4–30.57148+12Beat Virginia 27–03562.534Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–30.62539+9Beat Texas A&M 29–193612.599Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR5–2–10.68829+2Beat Tulsa 55–1337-132.608Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B85–30.62539+6Lost to Pittsburgh 7–2138-112.617Purdue (PURDUE)B104–3–10.56350+7Lost to Ohio State 6–2839-82.631Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR5–30.62539+4Lost to UTEP 21–414042.645Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–30.66734+7Beat Memphis 33–74122.655Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY5–30.62539+8Beat BYU 34–1342-72.690Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI6–20.75019-3Lost to Boston College 6–74362.728Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–40.55652+12Beat Tennessee 14–044-142.831TCUIND SWC4–40.50057+7Lost to Texas 34–354552.854Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–30.66734+2Beat LSU 25–04692.962San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI6–30.66734+4Beat Stanford 19–144762.993California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–50.44464+7Beat Oregon State 46–74843.064DADavidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON6–20.75019+2Beat Wofford 3–04983.083Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–40.55652+6Beat Washington State 26–1450-83.087Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC4–30.57148+2Lost to Ole Miss 0–2651-33.092Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI5–2–10.68829+3Tied Harvard 21–215283.109Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC5–3–10.61147-1Beat Kansas 47–1253-133.171Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–40.50057+5Lost to Maryland 0–1654113.171UTEPIND BOR6–30.66734+6Beat Arizona 41–2155133.294Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI5–30.62539+6Beat Furman 33–1456103.376Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI4–40.50057+2Beat Dartmouth 40–2157-113.405Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–4–10.43869+6Lost to Oklahoma 13–3458-193.442Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–30.62539-7Lost to NC State 6–1459123.455Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI4–3–10.56350-1Beat Yale 21–146073.544Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–5–10.38974+3Beat TCU 35–3461-73.669Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–40.55652-1Lost to Florida State 14–3362-113.700Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–3–20.55652+1Lost to Georgia Tech 0–206373.843Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON4–50.44464-1Beat Citadel 42–064-83.854Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR5–40.55652+3Lost to North Texas 13–2065-63.878Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–40.50057-3Lost to Florida 0–1466-53.908Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–50.444640Lost to San José State 14–1967-93.924Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–40.42972-1Lost to South Carolina 0–2768-54.019North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–4–10.43869-1Lost to Notre Dame 13–426944.036New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY4–40.50057-6Beat Colorado State 10–770-84.075Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI4–50.44464-4Lost to Marquette 13–197194.261MAMarquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI3–4–10.43869+4Beat Pacific 19–1372-84.335Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI3–50.37575-4Lost to Cornell 21–4073164.361Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–40.42972-8Beat Colgate 31–1274-54.521Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–60.25090-6Lost to Michigan 7–3375-34.568LSUSEC3–60.33381-8Lost to Mississippi State 0–2576154.647North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI3–50.37575-1Beat Arizona State 20–137764.669HSHardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR4–50.44464-7Beat West Texas A&M 33–2778-34.846Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI3–3–10.50057-4Tied Brown 21–217954.980Indiana (INDIANA)B103–50.37575-2Beat Northwestern 14–1380-65.072Utah (UTAH)IND SKY3–60.33381-13Lost to Colorado 7–208115.102Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY3–60.33381-5Lost to Denver 7–258245.350Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–70.12599-12Lost to Wisconsin 14–2783-45.351Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–60.33381-16Lost to Kansas State 7–128485.402Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–60.25090-10Beat Fordham 20–1985-85.430Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–70.12599-12Lost to Indiana 13–1486-105.452Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–5–10.31387-10Lost to Duke 21–2887-95.485Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY3–60.33381-15Lost to New Mexico 7–108875.546Idaho (IDAHO)PAC3–50.37575-16Beat North Dakota 45–08945.577Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY3–50.37575-18Beat Montana State 25–2190-55.594Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–80.111105-13Lost to Rice 19–299195.659NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–70.22294-13Beat Richmond 14–692-45.667Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–70.22294-15Lost to USC 0–4193-35.687William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–4–20.37575-13Lost to West Virginia 6–2094-75.783Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–60.33381-17Lost to Oregon 14–269585.851Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–5–30.27889-12Beat Vanderbilt 6–096-25.919Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC2–50.28688-9BYE97-166.103Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI1–5–10.21497-9Lost to Holy Cross 19–209806.677Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI1–70.12599-16Lost to Navy 6–5199-26.733George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON1–6–10.18898-18BYE10027.016Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–60.25090-15Lost to Penn State 14–37101-57.063Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–70.000106-19Lost to Tulane 0–6102-37.134Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–70.12599-20Lost to California 7–4610317.232Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–90.000106-21Lost to Oklahoma State 12–4710437.272Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI2–70.22294-12Beat Wayne State 33–24105-47.443Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–60.25090-14Lost to Virginia Military Institute 0–42106-17.482BYUIND SKY1–70.12599-27Lost to Wyoming 13–34107-17.680Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC0–90.000106-25Lost to Texas Tech 13–5510817.980Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI0–80.000106-21Lost to Army 0–3510918.850West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR1–70.12599-14Lost to Hardin Simmons 27–33110-29.046Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI0–80.000106-21Lost to Southern Miss 0–27111011.827New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR0–80.000106-18Lost to Southwestern Oklahoma State 14–20
