1954 Northeast Louisiana State Indians football team

The 1954 Northeast Louisiana State Indians football team was an American football team that represented Northeast Louisiana State College (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) in the Gulf States Conference during the 1954 college football season. In their first year under head coach Devone Payne, the team compiled a 1–8–1 record.

1954 Northeast Louisiana State Indians football
Conference	Gulf States Conference
1954 record	1–8–1 (0–5–1 GSC)
Head coach	Devone Payne (1st season)
Home stadium	Brown Stadium

1954 Gulf States Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Southeastern Louisiana $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Northwestern State	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Louisiana Tech	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Louisiana College	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
McNeese State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana State	0	–	5	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	L 0–58		[1]
September 25	Texas A&I*	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	L 12–13		[2]
October 2	at Delta State*	Delta Field Cleveland, MS	L 12–30		[3]
October 9	at Southwestern Louisiana	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	L 7–41	6,500	[4]
October 16	at Western Kentucky*	Bowling Green, KY	L 7–19		[5]
October 23	at McNeese State	Wildcat Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 6–27		[6]
October 30	Livingston State*	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	W 44–28		[7]
November 6	Northwestern State	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA (rivalry)	L 6–51		[8]
November 13	at Louisiana College	Alumni Stadium Pineville, LA	T 19–19		[9]
November 20	Louisiana Tech	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA (rivalry)	L 6–51		[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Indians swamped at Southeastern, 58–0". Monroe Morning World. September 19, 1954. p. 8. Retrieved January 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Javelinas beat Indians, 13–12". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 26, 1954. p. 6B. Retrieved January 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Statesmen defeat Indians". Monroe Morning World. October 3, 1954. p. 12. Retrieved January 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "SLI rips Northeast State for 1st win, 41–7". The Daily Advertiser. October 10, 1954. p. 9. Retrieved January 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Western Kentucky downs Northeast, 19–7". Monroe Morning World. October 17, 1954. p. 12. Retrieved January 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "McNeese tramples Northeast 27–6 in Gulf States fray". The Daily Advertiser. October 24, 1954. p. 9. Retrieved January 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Northeast crushes Livingston, 44 to 28". Monroe Morning World. October 31, 1954. p. 12. Retrieved January 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Northwestern crushes Northeast, 51–6". Monroe Morning World. November 7, 1954. p. 12. Retrieved January 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Wildcats battle Northeast to 19–19 deadlock". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 15, 1954. p. 10. Retrieved January 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Louisiana Tech crushes Northeast, 51–6". Monroe Morning World. November 21, 1954. p. 14. Retrieved January 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.