1955 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–5–2 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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 complied an overall record of 3–5–2, with a conference record of 2–3–1, and finished ninth in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Kentucky
W 19–7[2]
September 24vs. Texas A&M*No. 16
L 0–2817,000[3]
October 1at No. 11 Rice*
T 20–2051,000[4]
October 8No. 4 Georgia Tech
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 0–760,000[5]
October 15at Florida
L 14–1830,000[6]
October 29Ole Miss
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 26–2943,000[7]
November 5at No. 1 Maryland*
L 0–1328,000[8]
November 12No. 18 Mississippi Statedagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 34–7[9]
November 19at Arkansas*
W 13–735,000[10]
November 26Tulane
T 13–1355,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1955 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Louisiana State stuns Kentucky, 19–7, in season opener". The Knoxville Journal. September 18, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sophomorish Aggies pound out 28–0 victory over LSU". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 25, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "LSU and Rice battle to tie". Longview News-Journal. October 2, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Gators lick LSU 18–14". Fort Myers News-Press. October 16, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ole Miss withstands late surge by Bayou Bengals". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 30, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Terps coldly efficient in rolling over LSU, 13–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 6, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "LSU rips Maroon '11' by 34 to 7". The Austin American-Statesman. November 13, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Johns leads LSU by Porkers, 13–7". The Birmingham News. November 20, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tulane, LSU battle to 13–13 draw". The Shreveport Times. November 27, 1955. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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