1955 LSU Tigers football team

The 1955 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1955 college football season. Under head coach Paul Dietzel, the Tigers had a record of 3–5–2 with an SEC record of 2–3–1.[1] It was Dietzel's first season as head coach at LSU.

1955 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1955 record3–5–2 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
1955 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 17KentuckyW 19–7
September 24vs. Texas A&M*No. 16L 0–28
October 1at No. 11 Rice*T 20–20
October 8No. 4 Georgia Tech
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 0–760,000
October 15at FloridaL 14–18
October 29Ole Miss
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 26–29
November 5at No. 1 Maryland*L 0–13
November 12No. 18 Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 34–7
November 19at Arkansas*W 13–7
November 26Tulane
T 13–1360,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: LSUSports.net: 1955 LSU football schedule[2]

References

  1. 1956 Gumbo, LSU Press, p. 316–333
  2. "1955 LSU football schedule". LSUSports.net. Retrieved November 12, 2013.


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