FINAL
1ST
2ND
3RD
4th
FINAL
7 Arkansas State
(8-0-1)
COACH - Milburn Smith
0
0
0
7
7
7 East Texas State
(10-0)
COACH - Forrest England
7
0
0
0
7
MVP
MVP - Bobby Spann
Arkansas State | QB
GAME LEADERS
PASSING YARDS
Bobby Spann
1/3, 20 YARDS
1 TD
1 TD
Jim Gray
7/20, 83 YARDS
1 INT
1 INT
RUSHING YARDS
Richie Woit
16 CAR, 64 YARDS
Wright
8 CAR, 64 YARDS
RECEIVING YARDS
Jim Turley
1 REC, 20 YARDS
Glyn Johnston
1 REC, 22 YARDS
January 1, 1954
The Lions from East Texas State brought a 29-game winning streak into the contest, including the 1953 Tangerine Bowl, only to have it stopped with a tie against Arkansas State.
The Lions rallied from a 7-0 deficit late in the fourth quarter to even the score on a 20-yard TD run by Billy Ray Norris, keeping their unbeaten streak alive. Arkansas State intercepted a pass on the Indian 25-yard line late in the game, but fumbled the ball before they could muster a game-winning score before a then-record crowd.
MATCHUP
1st Downs
8
20
Total Yards
201
267
Passing
20
83
Completions-Attempts
1-4
9-29
Yards per Attempt
5.0
2.9
Yards per Completion
20.0
9.2
Touchdowns-Interceptions
1-0
0-2
Rushing
181
184
Rushing Attempts
27
26
Yards per Rush
6.7
7.1
Touchdowns
0
1
Penalties-Yards
3-20
4-30
Punts-Average Yards
9-30.2
4-38.2
Miscellaneous Statistics
Fumbles-Lost
1-0
5-3
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