The 1954 Carleton Knights football team represented Carleton College as a member of the Midwest Conference (MWC) during the 1954 college football season. In their 16th year under head coach Walter Hass, the Knights compiled an 8–0 record (also 8–0 in conference games), won the MWC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 139 to 59. It was Carleton's first MWC championship since 1936.
| 1954 Carleton Knights football | |
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MWC champion | |
| Conference | Midwest Conference |
| Record | 8–0 (8–0 MWC) |
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| Home stadium | Laird Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carleton $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lawrence | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Olaf | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coe | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grinnell | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ripon | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell (IA) | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth (IL) | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Knox | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Four Carleton players were selected by the MWC coaches as first-team players on the 1954 all-conference football team: quarterback Dick Scott; back Ted Smebakken; tackle Dick McAuliffe; and guard Dick Lundekugel.[1]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | Cornell (IA) | Northfield, MN | W 21–6 | [2] | |
| September 25 | at Knox | Galesburg, IL | W 14–7 | [3] | |
| October 2 | Monmouth (IL) | Northfield, MN | W 20–0 | [4] | |
| October 9 | St. Olaf | Northfield, MN | W 14–13 | 6,147 | [5] |
| October 16 | Coe | Northfield, MN | W 20–14 | [6] | |
| October 23 | at Grinnell | Grinnell, IA | W 16–6 | 1,500 | [7] |
| October 30 | Lawrence | Northfield, MN | W 14–7 | [8] | |
| November 6 | at Ripon | Ripon, WI | W 20–6 | [9] |
References
edit- ^ "Carleton Places Four on Team". The Albert Lea Tribune. November 23, 1954. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cornell Is 21-6 Victim Of Carleton". The Des Moines Register. September 19, 1954. p. 8S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carleton Defeats Knox, 14-7: Carls Strike By Air to Drop Siwash". Galesburg Register-Mail. September 27, 1954. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jack Goodwin (October 3, 1954). "Carleton Upsets Monmouth 20-0". Minneapolis Tribune. p. 6S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jack Goodwin (October 10, 1954). "Carleton Stuns Oles 14-13: Fumble Sets Fiction Finish". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. p. 6S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "League-Leading Carleton Turns Back Coe by 20-14". The Des Moines Register. October 17, 1954. p. 10S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grinnell Star Races 218 Yds. iin 16-6 Loss". The Des Moines Register. October 24, 1954. p. 10S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carleton Spills Lawrence and Cops Grid Title". The Austin Daily Herald. November 1, 1954. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carleton Beats Ripon 20-6 For 8th Straight". Racine Sunday Bulletin. November 7, 1954. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.