1954 Whitworth Pirates football team explained

Year:1954
Team:Whitworth Pirates
Sport:football
Conference:Evergreen Conference
Short Conf:Evergreen
Record:8–0
Conf Record:7–0
Head Coach:James Lounsberry
Hc Year:3rd
Champion:Evergreen champion

The 1954 Whitworth Pirates football team was an American football team that represented Whitworth University of Spokane, Washington, as a member of the Evergreen Conference during the 1954 college football season. In their third year under head coach James Lounsberry, the Pirates compiled a perfect 8–0 record (7–0 against conference opponents), won the Evergreen Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 269 to 34.[1]

Between November 14, 1953, and September 29, 1956, the Pirates won 21 consecutive games, including back-to-back perfect seasons in 1954 and 1955.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: 1954 - Whitworth. College Football Data Warehouse. May 12, 2023. September 18, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150918191020/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_current.php?teamid=3548&year=1954. dead.
  2. News: Whitworth Considered For Tangerine Bowl. Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 25, 1955. 8. Newspapers.com.