1955 Navy Midshipmen football team
The 1955 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1955 college football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. They began the season ranked 8th in the pre-season AP Poll.[1] The team was led by sixth-year head coach Eddie Erdelatz.[2][3]
1955 Navy Midshipmen football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 20 |
AP | No. 18 |
1955 record | 6–2–1 |
Head coach | Eddie Erdelatz (6th season) |
Home stadium | Thompson Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Southern | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tampa | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Navy | – | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Miami (FL) | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Maryland | – | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 24 | William & Mary | No. 9 | W 7–0 | ||
October 1 | at South Carolina | No. 15 |
| W 26–0 | |
October 8 | Pittsburgh | No. 12 | W 21–0 | ||
October 15 | at Penn State | No. 8 | W 34–14 | ||
October 22 | at Penn | No. 4 | W 33–0 | ||
October 29 | at No. 9 Notre Dame | No. 4 | L 7–21 | 59,475 | |
November 5 | Duke | No. 9 |
| T 7–7 | |
November 12 | at Columbia | No. 13 |
| W 47–0 | |
November 26 | vs. Army | No. 11 |
| L 6–14 | |
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Roster
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References
- "Navy (MD) 1955 AP Football Rankings - College Poll Archive - Historical College Football and Basketball Polls and Rankings". www.collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
- "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 192. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- "Navy Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
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