The 1954 Howard Payne Yellow Jackets was an American football team that represented Howard Payne College—now known as Howard Payne University—as a member of the Texas Conference during the 1954 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Guy B. Gardner, the Yellow Jackets compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the Texas Conference title. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18		at McNeese State*	Wildcat Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 38–7	4,500	[3] [4]
September 25		Sam Houston State*	Lion Stadium Brownwood, TX	W 13–7		[5] [6]
October 2		Southwest Texas State*	Lion Stadium Brownwood, TX	W 28–13	4,200	[7]
October 8		at New Mexico A&M*	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 34–7	3,000	[8] [9]
October 16	8:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech*	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	L 7–13		[10] [11]
October 23		Eastern New Mexico	Lion Stadium Brownwood, TX	W 38–13		[12]
October 30		Corpus Christi*	Lion Stadium Brownwood, TX	W 53–7		[13]
November 6		McMurry	Lion Stadium Brownwood, TX	W 13–6	5,000	[14] [15]
November 13		at Sul Ross*	Alpine, TX	W 20–2		[16]
November 25	2:00 p.m.	at Abilene Christian*	Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX	W 26–13	6,000	[17] [18]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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