American college football season
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]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 17 | Kentucky | | | W 19–7 | | [2] |
September 24 | vs. Texas A&M* | No. 16 | | L 0–28 | 17,000 | [3] |
October 1 | at No. 11 Rice* | | | T 20–20 | 51,000 | [4] |
October 8 | No. 4 Georgia Tech | | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| L 0–7 | 60,000 | [5] |
October 15 | at Florida | | | L 14–18 | 30,000 | [6] |
October 29 | Ole Miss | | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
| L 26–29 | 43,000 | [7] |
November 5 | at No. 1 Maryland* | | | L 0–13 | 28,000 | [8] |
November 12 | No. 18 Mississippi State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
| W 34–7 | | [9] |
November 19 | at Arkansas* | | | W 13–7 | 35,000 | [10] |
November 26 | Tulane | | | T 13–13 | 55,000 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- ^ "1955 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ "Louisiana State stuns Kentucky, 19–7, in season opener". The Knoxville Journal. September 18, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sophomorish Aggies pound out 28–0 victory over LSU". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 25, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU and Rice battle to tie". Longview News-Journal. October 2, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Gators lick LSU 18–14". Fort Myers News-Press. October 16, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss withstands late surge by Bayou Bengals". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 30, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terps coldly efficient in rolling over LSU, 13–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 6, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU rips Maroon '11' by 34 to 7". The Austin American-Statesman. November 13, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Johns leads LSU by Porkers, 13–7". The Birmingham News. November 20, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane, LSU battle to 13–13 draw". The Shreveport Times. November 27, 1955. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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