1955 LSU Tigers football team
| 1955 LSU Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 3–5–2 (2–3–1 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Tiger Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Ole Miss $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Auburn | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1955 college football season. In their first year under head coach Paul Dietzel, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–5–2, with a conference record of 2–3–1, and finished ninth in the SEC.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | Kentucky | W 19–7 | [2] | |||
| September 24 | vs. Texas A&M* | No. 16 | L 0–28 | 17,000 | [3] | |
| October 1 | at No. 11 Rice* | T 20–20 | 51,000 | [4] | ||
| October 8 | No. 4 Georgia Tech |
| L 0–7 | 60,000 | [5] | |
| October 15 | at Florida | L 14–18 | 30,000 | [6] | ||
| October 29 | Ole Miss |
| L 26–29 | 43,000 | [7] | |
| November 5 | at No. 1 Maryland* | L 0–13 | 28,000 | [8] | ||
| November 12 | No. 18 Mississippi State |
| W 34–7 | [9] | ||
| November 19 | at Arkansas* | W 13–7 | 35,000 | [10] | ||
| November 26 | Tulane |
| T 13–13 | 55,000 | [11] | |
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References
[edit]- ↑ "1955 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ↑ "Louisiana State stuns Kentucky, 19–7, in season opener". The Knoxville Journal. September 18, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Sophomorish Aggies pound out 28–0 victory over LSU". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 25, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "LSU and Rice battle to tie". Longview News-Journal. October 2, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Toppy Vann passes Georgia Tech to win as La. State bows 7–0". Fort Myers News-Press. October 9, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Gators lick LSU 18–14". Fort Myers News-Press. October 16, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Ole Miss withstands late surge by Bayou Bengals". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 30, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Terps coldly efficient in rolling over LSU, 13–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 6, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "LSU rips Maroon '11' by 34 to 7". The Austin American-Statesman. November 13, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Johns leads LSU by Porkers, 13–7". The Birmingham News. November 20, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tulane, LSU battle to 13–13 draw". The Shreveport Times. November 27, 1955. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
