1955 Whitworth Pirates football team

The 1955 Whitworth Pirates football team was an American football team represented Whitworth University of Spokane, Washington, as a member of the Evergreen Conference during the 1955 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach James Lounsberry, the Pirates compiled a perfect 9–0 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the Evergreen Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 185 to 34.[1]

1955 Whitworth Pirates football
Evergreen champion
ConferenceEvergreen Conference
Record9–0 (6–0 Evergreen)
Head coach
  • James Lounsberry (4th season)
1955 Evergreen Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Whitworth $ 6 –0 –09 –0 –0
Pacific Lutheran 5 –1 –05 –3 –0
Puget Sound 4 –2 –06 –2 –0
Eastern Washington 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
Central Washington 2 –4 –02 –6 –0
UBC 1 –5 –0 ? – ? – ?
Western Washington 0 –6 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Between November 14, 1953, and September 29, 1956, the Pirates won 21 consecutive games, including back-to-back perfect seasons in 1954 and 1955.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Willamette*Salem, ORW 13–7[3]
October 1at Western Washington
W 13–0[4]
October 8at Central WashingtonEllensburg, WAW 21–6[5]
October 15Puget Sound
W 19–66,000[6]
October 22UBC
  • Pine Bowl
  • Spokane, WA
W 48–0> 4,000[7]
November 5at Pacific LutheranTacoma, WAW 19–9[8]
November 12Eastern Washington
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Spokane, WA
W 25–01,500[9]
November 19Montana State*Spokane, WAW 20–0< 1,000[10]
November 24at College of Idaho*Boise, IDW 7–6[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "1955 - Whitworth". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  2. "Whitworth Considered For Tangerine Bowl". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 25, 1955. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. A.C. Jones (September 25, 1955). "Willamette Shows Strong Line in Losing Opener: Bearcat Stymied On Goal; Whitworth Comes From Behind, 13 to 7". The Capital Journal. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Vikings Give Whits Scare". The Bellingham Herald. October 2, 1955. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Danny May (October 9, 1955). "Whitworth Clips CW, 21 to 6". The Spokesman-Review. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Danny May (October 16, 1955). "Pirates Take to Air, Win 19-6". The Spokesman-Review. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Danny May (October 23, 1955). "Pirate String Climbs to 14 on 48-0 Win". The Spokesman-Review. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Pirates Take Evergreen Lead: Rakes Returns 2 Gilmer Passes for Touchdowns". The Spokesman-Review. November 6, 1955. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Danny May (November 13, 1955). "Pirates Defeat EWC, 25-0; Scoring Crammed in 1st Half". The Spokesman-Review. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Danny May (November 20, 1955). "Pirates Win No. 17; Down MSC 'Cats, 20-0". The Spokesman-Review. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Woods Saves Whits; Scores, Blocks P.A.T." The Spokesman-Review. November 25, 1955. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
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