American college football season
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 .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 24 Furman No. 14 W 81–017,000 [ 3] October 1 No. 18 Penn State No. 6 Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 35–624,200 October 8 at No. 2 Michigan No. 6 L 2–2697,366 [ 4] October 15 Syracuse No. 18 Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 0–1312,500 October 22 Columbia Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 45–022,500 [ 5] October 29 Colgate Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 27–724,700 [ 6] November 5 at Yale No. 19 L 12–1461,000 [ 7] November 12 at Penn W 40–027,170 [ 8] November 26 1:15 p.m. vs. No. 11 Navy NBC W 14–6
1 2 3 4 Total Navy 6 0 0 0 6 Army 0 0 7 7 14
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 Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
^ "Army Yearly Results (1955-1959)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015 . ^ "1955 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2015 . ^ "Holleder plays quarterback as Army rips Furman, 81–0" . The Baltimore Sun . September 25, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ 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 . ^ 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. ^ 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 . ^ Young, Dick (November 6, 1955). "Underdog Bulldog Takes Army, 14-12" . Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 112 – via Newspapers.com . ^ 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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