1955 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 20
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainPat Uebel
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Alfred   –   8 – 0 – 0
Drexel   –   8 – 0 – 0
Trinity (CT)   –   7 – 0 – 0
Juniata   –   8 – 0 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 1 – 1
Tufts   –   5 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 2 – 1
No. 20 Army   –   6 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   6 – 3 – 0
No. 11 Pittsburgh   –   7 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   6 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Buffalo   –   4 – 4 – 1
Hofstra   –   3 – 6 – 0
Bucknell   –   2 – 6 – 1
Boston University   –   2 – 6 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   2 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   1 – 9 – 0
Temple   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1955 college football season. In their 15th year under head coach Earl Blaik, the Cadets compiled a 6–3 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 256 to 72.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen by a 14 to 6 score. The Cadets also lost to Michigan, Syracuse, and Yale.[2]

No Army players were honored on the 1955 College Football All-America Team.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 24FurmanNo. 14
W 81–017,000[3]
October 1No. 18 Penn StateNo. 6
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 35–624,200
October 8at No. 2 MichiganNo. 6
L 2–2697,366[4]
October 15SyracuseNo. 18
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 0–1312,500
October 22Columbia
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 45–022,500[5]
October 29Colgate
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 27–724,700[6]
November 5at YaleNo. 19
L 12–1461,000[7]
November 12at Penn
W 40–027,170[8]
November 261:15 p.m.vs. No. 11 Navy
NBCW 14–6

Game summaries

Navy

1 2 3 4 Total
Navy 6 0 0 0 6
Army 0 0 7 7 14

Personnel

1955 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G Ralph Chesnauskas Sr
QB Don Holleder Sr
  Peter Lash
FB Pat Uebel Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Army Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  2. ^ "1955 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "Holleder plays quarterback as Army rips Furman, 81–0". The Baltimore Sun. September 25, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Tommy Devine (October 9, 1955). "Even Davy Couldn't Pin This Barr: Barr's 2 Tallies Pace M; Army Suffers 26-2 Setback". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 23, 1955). "Cadets' Power on Ground Crushes Columbia, 45 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Young, Dick (October 30, 1955). "Holleder Big Gun as Army Rolls over Colgate, 27-7". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 104 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Young, Dick (November 6, 1955). "Underdog Bulldog Takes Army, 14-12". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 112 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Ward, Gene (November 13, 1955). "Army in 40-0 Workout". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 105 – via Newspapers.com.


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