1955 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1955 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the regular season with an 8–2 record, including a perfect 4–0 conference record. They finished with a ranking of #17 in the Coaches' Poll and #19 in the AP Poll.

1955 West Virginia Mountaineers football
SoCon champion
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 19
1955 record	8–2 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Art Lewis (6th season)
Home stadium	Old Mountaineer Field (38,000)

1955 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 19 West Virginia $	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
VPI	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Davidson	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
George Washington	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Richmond	3	–	2	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
The Citadel	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Furman	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
William & Mary	1	–	3	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
VMI	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Washington and Lee	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 24	Richmond		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 33–12	21,000
October 1	Wake Forest*	No. 13	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 46–0	25,000
October 8	vs. VMI	No. 11	Mitchell Stadium Bluefield, WV	W 47–12	11,000
October 15	William & Mary	No. 10	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 39–13	22,000
October 22	Penn State*	No. 8	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	W 21–7	34,400
October 29	at Marquette*	No. 7	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 39–0	16,000
November 4	at George Washington	No. 7	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 13–7	22,500
November 12	at No. 17 Pittsburgh*	No. 6	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	L 7–26	57,996
November 19	Syracuse*	No. 13	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 13–20	22,000
November 25	at NC State*		Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 27–7	4,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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