1955 Cal Aggies football team

The 1955 Cal Aggies football team represented the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture[note 1] in the 1957 college football season. The team was known as either the Cal Aggies or California Aggies, and competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2]

1955 Cal Aggies football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1955 record5–3–1 (3–1–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAggie Field
(Capacity: 10,111)
1955 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Chico State 5 –0 –0  7 –2 –0
Cal Aggies 3 –1 –1  5 –3 –1
San Francisco State 3 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Humboldt State 2 –2 –1  7 –3 –1
Nevada 1 –4 –0  2 –5 –0
Sacramento State 0 –5 –0  1 –6 –0
  • * No conference champion was named for the 1955 season.

The Aggies were led by head coach Ted Forbes in his sixth and last season as head coach. This was his second tenure as head coach, having previously been at the helm from 1949 to 1953. They played home games at Aggie Field.[note 3] The Aggies finished the season with a record of five wins, three losses and one tie (5–3–1, 3–1–1 FWC). They outscored their opponents 128–79 for the 1955 season.

In six years under coach Forbes, Northern Branch compiled a record of 21–29–2 (15–5–2 FWC). That's an overall winning percentage of .423. His teams won the FWC conference title in 1949 and 1951 and appeared in a post-season bowl game both times.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 17at Pacific (OR)*
W 7–0
September 23California JV[note 4]*
L 6–7
October 1at Humboldt State[note 5]
T 7–7
October 7at San Francisco State[note 6]
W 27–7
October 15Sacramento State[note 7]
W 29–0[1]
October 21at Nevada
W 26–7
October 29vs. Santa Barbara[note 9][note 10]*
W 7–0[2]
November 4Occidental*
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
L 6–30
November 11Chico State[note 11]
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
L 13–21
  • *Non-conference game

[3] [4]

NFL Draft

No Cal Aggies players were selected in the 1956 NFL Draft.[5][6]

Notes
  1. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959.
  2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. Toomey Field was known as Aggie Field from its opening in 1949 through 1961.
  4. The University of California JV team was commonly known as the “Cal Ramblers”.
  5. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  7. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
  8. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  9. The game against Santa Barbara was part of an "All-UC Doubleheader" that was held annually from 1948 to 1963. The other game of the double-header was California vs. UCLA. The games were always held at the home stadium of either Cal or UCLA.
  10. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1957.
  11. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.

References
  1. "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 16, 1955. p. 45. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 30, 1955. p. 25. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "California – Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  4. "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  5. "1956 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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