1955 college football season

The 1955 college football season saw the Oklahoma Sooners win the national championship after going 10–0–0. Although the final poll was taken before the postseason bowl games, Oklahoma played against the nation's other unbeaten and untied (10–0–0) team, the Maryland Terrapins, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, and won 20–6.

1955 college football season
Preseason AP No. 1UCLA[1]
Number of bowls7
Champion(s)Oklahoma (AP, Coaches, FWAA)
HeismanHoward Cassady (halfback, Ohio State)
football seasons

During the 20th century, the NCAA had no playoff for the college football teams that would later be described as "Division I-A". The NCAA did recognize a national champion based upon the final results of "wire service" (AP and UPI) polls. The extent of that recognition came in the form of acknowledgment in the annual NCAA Football Guide of the "unofficial" national champions. The AP poll in 1955 consisted of the votes of as many as 391 sportswriters.[2] Though not all writers voted in every poll, each would give their opinion of the twenty best teams. Under a point system of 20 points for first place, 19 for second, etc., the "overall" ranking was determined. Although the rankings were based on the collective opinion of the representative sportswriters, the teams that remained "unbeaten and untied" were generally ranked higher than those that had not. A defeat, even against a strong opponent, tended to cause a team to drop in the rankings, and a team with two or more defeats was unlikely to remain in the Top 20. Generally, the top teams played on New Year's Day in the four major postseason bowl games: the Rose Bowl (near Los Angeles at Pasadena), the Sugar Bowl (New Orleans), the Orange Bowl (Miami), and the Cotton Bowl (Dallas).

Conference and program changes

Conference changes

Membership changes
School1954 conference1955 conference
Fordham RamsIndependentDropped program
Western Reserve Red CatsMid-American ConferencePresidents' Athletic Conference

September

In the preseason poll released on September 12, 1955, the UCLA Bruins, 1954's co-champions, received 33 first place votes, while Oklahoma had 32. Michigan had 34 votes, but the third most points overall. Other teams nominated for the top spot were defending AP champ Ohio State, Maryland, Notre Dame, Navy, Miami, Georgia Tech, Iowa, USC, Duke, West Virginia, and Purdue.[3] As the regular season progressed, a new poll would be issued on the Monday following the weekend's games. The preseason Top Five were No. 1 UCLA, No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 Michigan, No. 4 Ohio State, and No. 5 Maryland.

On Friday, September 16, No. 1 UCLA opened in Los Angeles with a 21–0 win over visiting Texas A&M. September 17, Oklahoma, Michigan and Ohio State were idle, but No. 5 Maryland edged Missouri on the road, 13–12. No. 10 Georgia Tech, which had beaten No. 9 Miami 14–6 in Atlanta, rose to 2nd place in the next poll: No. 1 UCLA, No. 2 Georgia Tech, No. 3 Oklahoma, No. 4 Michigan, and No. 5 Maryland.

On September 24, No. 1 UCLA and No. 5 Maryland met at College Park, before a record crowd. UCLA's Doug Peters plunged into the end zone in the first half, but fumbled the ball before crossing the goal line. In the second half, the home team Terrapins had the ball 17 yards from goal, on fourth down. Rather than kicking a field goal, Ed Vereb ran for the winning touchdown, giving Maryland a 7–0 win.[4] No. 2 Georgia Tech won at No. 19 Florida, 14–7. No. 3 Oklahoma won at North Carolina 13–6. No. 4 Michigan beat Missouri 42–7. Maryland took over the top spot, while UCLA fell to 7th. No. 11 Notre Dame, which had beaten SMU 17–0, moved into the Top 5: No. 1 Maryland, No. 2 Michigan, No. 3 Georgia Tech, No. 4 Notre Dame, and No. 5 Oklahoma.

October

October 1, No. 1 Maryland won 20–6 at No. 20 Baylor in Texas. No. 2 Michigan beat Michigan State 14–7 before a crowd of 97,239 at home in Ann Arbor. MSU had tied the score 7–7 after an errant punt by Michigan gave them the ball 39 yards from goal. Minutes later, Earl Morrall's punt was blocked to give Michigan the ball on the MSU 21, from which the winning score was made. No. 3 Georgia Tech beat SMU 20–7 in Atlanta. No. 4 Notre Dame defeated Indiana 19–0. No. 5 Oklahoma beat No. 12 Pittsburgh 26–14, marking its 21st consecutive win. The next poll: No. 1 Maryland, No. 2 Michigan, No. 3 Oklahoma, No. 4 Georgia Tech, and No. 5 Notre Dame.

October 8 No. 1 Maryland beat Wake Forest 28–7, and No. 2 Michigan defeated visiting No. 6 Army, 26–2. Both stayed unbeaten, but Michigan took the top spot in the next poll. No. 3 Oklahoma defeated Texas 20–0 in Dallas. No. 4 Georgia Tech won 7–0 at LSU. No. 5 Notre Dame won 14–0 at No. 15 Miami, with both touchdowns coming on fourth down passes from Paul Hornung, before an Orange Bowl record crowd of 75,685.[5] In a game that would eventually decide the Pacific Coast Conference title, No. 7 UCLA beat Oregon State 38–0. The next poll: No. 1 Michigan, No. 2 Maryland, No. 3 Oklahoma, No. 4 Notre Dame, and No. 5 Georgia Tech.

October 15 No. 1 Michigan defeated Northwestern, 14–2. No. 2 Maryland won at North Carolina, 25–7. No. 3 Oklahoma beat Kansas 44–6. However, No. 5 Georgia Tech lost to visiting No. 17 Auburn 14–12, and No. 4 Notre Dame lost 21–7 when it hosted No. 13 Michigan State. They dropped from the top five and were replaced by No. 8 Navy (which had won 34–14 at Penn State) and No. 11 Duke (which had won at No. 14 Ohio State, 20–14). The poll: No. 1 Michigan, No. 2 Maryland, No. 3 Oklahoma, No. 4 Navy, and No. 5 Duke.

October 22 In Minneapolis, No. 1 Michigan faced a 1–3–0 Minnesota team and was stunned when the Gophers racked up two touchdowns in the first quarter. Michigan's Terry Barr blocked the extra point attempt on the second touchdown, but the nation's No. 1 team was losing 13–0. Still down 13–7 at the half, the Wolverines fought back. Jim Van Pelt passed to Tom Maentz for a touchdown, and Van Pelt added the extra point to save Michigan, 14–13.[6] Minnesota would go on to a 3–6–0 finish. Meanwhile, No. 2 Maryland won more convincingly at Syracuse, 34–13, to regain the top spot. No. 3 Oklahoma beat No. 14 Colorado, 56–21. No. 4 Navy won at Penn, 33–0. No. 5 Duke lost to Pitt, 26–7, and was replaced in the top five by No. 6 Michigan State, which beat Illinois 21–7. The next poll: No. 1 Maryland, No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 Michigan, No. 4 Navy, and No. 5 Michigan State.

October 29 Back at the top, No. 1 Maryland beat South Carolina 27–0, while No. 2 Oklahoma won at Kansas State, 40–7. No. 3 Michigan beat Iowa 33–21. No. 4 Navy lost at No. 9 Notre Dame, 21–7. No. 5 Michigan State won at Wisconsin, 27–0. UCLA returned to the Top Five from No. 6 after a 47–0 win over California. The next poll: No. 1 Maryland, No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 Michigan, No. 4 Michigan State, and No. 5 UCLA.

November

November 5 As both stayed undefeated, No. 1 Maryland beat LSU 13–0 and No. 2 Oklahoma won at Missouri, 20–0. No. 3 Michigan lost at Illinois 25–6, while No. 4 Michigan State won at Purdue, 27–0. No. 5 UCLA won at Pacific, 34–0. No. 6 Notre Dame, which had won at Penn 46–14, returned to the top five. The next poll: No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 Maryland, No. 3 Michigan State, No. 4 UCLA, and No. 5.Notre Dame.

November 12 Back at No. 1, Oklahoma beat Iowa State 52–0. No. 2 Maryland won at Clemson, 25–12. No. 3 Michigan State beat Minnesota 42–14. No. 4 UCLA was trailing Washington 17–16 in the closing seconds, but Jim Decker kicked a field goal for a 19–17 victory.[7] The game is referenced in Back to the Future Part II. No. 5 Notre Dame won at North Carolina, 27–7. The next poll: No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 Maryland, No. 3 Michigan State, No. 4 Notre Dame, and No. 5 UCLA. All scores from this day were correct announced by the radio speaker in the movie [The play were McFly are trying to the steal the Sports almanac]

November 19 Although No. 1 Oklahoma was 8–0–0 and host Nebraska was 5–4–0, both had 5–0–0 records in Big 7 conference play when they met at Lincoln. The Sooners rolled, 41–0, to get the Orange Bowl bid. No. 2 Maryland closed its season with a 19–0 win over George Washington University and accepted the invitation to meet Oklahoma, but what would have been a No. 1 vs. No. 2 meeting changed when the Terrapins were dropped to third by the AP voters. No. 3 Michigan State, which had a 5–1 record in Big Ten play, beat Marquette 33–0 in a non-conference game. No. 6 Michigan's 17–0 loss to No. 9 Ohio State gave the Wolverines a 5–2 conference mark and knocked them out of contention for the Rose Bowl. Ohio State had the best record in the Big Ten, 6–0 overall, but had gone to the Rose Bowl the year before, so Michigan State got the bid. The Spartans' opponent would be No. 5 UCLA, which beat USC 17–7. No. 4 Notre Dame beat Iowa 17–14. Though Maryland, like Oklahoma, was unbeaten, the voters put once-beaten Michigan State in the second spot instead. The next poll: No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 Michigan State, No. 3 Maryland, No. 4 UCLA, and No. 5 Notre Dame.

On November 26, No. 5 Notre Dame lost in Los Angeles to USC, 42–20, and dropped to 6th in the final AP poll, where it would be replaced at No. 5 by Ohio State. The top four teams (Oklahoma, Michigan State, Maryland, and UCLA) had finished their seasons and were ranked in the same order in the final poll.

Conference standings

Major conference standings

For this article, major conferences defined as those including at least one state flagship public university and the Ivy League.

1955 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Maryland + 4 –0 –010 –1 –0
Duke + 4 –0 –07 –2 –1
Clemson 3 –1 –07 –3 –0
Wake Forest 3 –3 –15 –4 –1
North Carolina 3 –3 –03 –7 –0
NC State 0 –2 –14 –5 –1
South Carolina 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
Virginia 0 –4 –01 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll[8]
1955 Big Seven Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Oklahoma $ 6 –0 –011 –0 –0
Nebraska 5 –1 –05 –5 –0
Colorado 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Kansas State 3 –3 –04 –6 –0
Kansas 1 –4 –13 –6 –1
Iowa State 1 –4 –11 –7 –1
Missouri 1 –5 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1955 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Ohio State $ 6 –0 –07 –2 –0
No. 2 Michigan State 5 –1 –09 –1 –0
No. 12 Michigan 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Purdue 4 –2 –15 –3 –1
Illinois 3 –3 –15 –3 –1
Wisconsin 3 –4 –04 –5 –0
Iowa 2 –3 –13 –5 –1
Minnesota 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Indiana 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
Northwestern 0 –6 –10 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1955 Border Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas Tech $ 3 –0 –17 –3 –1
Arizona State 4 –1 –08 –2 –1
Hardin–Simmons 3 –2 –05 –5 –0
Texas Western 3 –2 –16 –2 –2
Arizona 1 –2 –15 –4 –1
West Texas State 1 –4 –14 –4 –1
New Mexico A&M 0 –4 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Chico State 5 –0 –07 –2 –0
Cal Aggies 3 –1 –15 –3 –1
San Francisco State 3 –2 –05 –5 –0
Humboldt State 2 –2 –17 –3 –1
Nevada 1 –4 –02 –5 –0
Sacramento State 0 –5 –02 –6 –0
  • No conference champion was named for the 1955 season.
1955 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Princeton 6 –1 –07 –2 –0
Yale 5 –1 –07 –2 –0
Dartmouth 3 –3 –03 –6 –0
Cornell 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
Harvard 2 –4 –03 –4 –1
Brown 2 –4 –02 –6 –0
Columbia 1 –5 –01 –8 –0
Penn 0 –1 –00 –8 –0
  • The Ivy League did not crown an official champion until 1956 when full league play began.
1955 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Miami (OH) $ 5 –0 –09 –0 –0
Bowling Green 4 –1 –17 –1 –1
Kent State 4 –1 –16 –2 –1
Ohio 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
Toledo 2 –4 –03 –5 –1
Marshall 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
Western Michigan 0 –5 –01 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1955 Middle Three Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lafayette $ 2 –0 –06 –2 –0
Lehigh 1 –1 –04 –5 –0
Rutgers 0 –2 –03 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 North Central Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
South Dakota State $ 5 –0 –16 –2 –1
Iowa State Teachers 5 –1 –08 –1 –0
Morningside 3 –2 –14 –3 –1
North Dakota 3 –3 –06 –3 –0
South Dakota 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
Augustana (SD) 1 –5 –02 –6 –1
North Dakota State 0 –6 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 UCLA $ 6 –0 –09 –2 –0
Oregon State 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
No. 16 Stanford 3 –2 –16 –3 –1
Oregon 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Washington 4 –3 –15 –4 –1
No. 13 USC 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
California 1 –5 –12 –7 –1
Washington State 1 –5 –11 –7 –2
Idaho 0 –4 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1955 Skyline Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Colorado A&M $ 6 –1 –08 –2 –0
Utah 4 –1 –06 –3 –0
Denver 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
Wyoming 5 –2 –08 –3 –0
Utah State 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Montana 2 –4 –03 –7 –0
New Mexico 1 –5 –02 –8 –0
BYU 0 –7 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Ole Miss $ 5 –1 –010 –1 –0
No. 8 Auburn 5 –2 –18 –2 –1
No. 7 Georgia Tech 4 –1 –19 –1 –1
Tennessee 3 –2 –16 –3 –1
Vanderbilt 4 –3 –08 –3 –0
Mississippi State 4 –4 –06 –4 –0
Kentucky 3 –3 –16 –3 –1
Tulane 3 –3 –15 –4 –1
LSU 2 –3 –13 –5 –2
Florida 3 –5 –04 –6 –0
Georgia 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Alabama 0 –7 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1955 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 West Virginia $ 4 –0 –08 –2 –0
VPI 2 –1 –16 –3 –1
Davidson 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
George Washington 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
Richmond 3 –2 –24 –3 –2
The Citadel 2 –2 –05 –4 –0
Furman 1 –1 –01 –9 –0
William & Mary 1 –3 –11 –7 –1
VMI 1 –6 –01 –9 –0
Washington and Lee 0 –1 –00 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1955 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 TCU $ 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 17 Texas A&M 4 –1 –17 –2 –1
Texas 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
Arkansas 3 –2 –15 –4 –1
Baylor 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
SMU 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Rice 0 –6 –02 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1955 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rhode Island $ 4 –0 –16 –1 –2
Maine 2 –1 –15 –1 –1
Connecticut 2 –2 –04 –4 –0
New Hampshire 1 –1 –22 –4 –2
UMass 1 –3 –04 –4 –0
Vermont 0 –3 –03 –3 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

Independents
1955 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Alfred   –  8 –0 –0
Drexel   –  8 –0 –0
Trinity (CT)   –  7 –0 –0
Juniata   –  8 –0 –1
Carnegie Tech   –  5 –1 –1
Tufts   –  5 –2 –0
Boston College   –  5 –2 –1
No. 20 Army   –  6 –3 –0
Colgate   –  6 –3 –0
No. 11 Pittsburgh   –  7 –4 –0
Holy Cross   –  6 –4 –0
Syracuse   –  5 –3 –0
Penn State   –  5 –4 –0
Buffalo   –  4 –4 –1
Hofstra   –  3 –6 –0
Bucknell   –  2 –6 –1
Boston University   –  2 –6 –0
Franklin & Marshall   –  2 –6 –0
Villanova   –  1 –9 –0
Temple   –  0 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll
1955 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Ferris Institute   –  6 –1 –0
No. 9 Notre Dame   –  8 –2 –0
Xavier   –  7 –2 –0
Carthage   –  6 –2 –0
Wabash   –  5 –3 –1
Michigan Tech   –  4 –3 –0
Washington University   –  5 –4 –0
Drake   –  4 –4 –0
Youngstown   –  4 –5 –0
Dayton   –  3 –6 –0
Marquette   –  2 –6 –1
Baldwin–Wallace   –  2 –6 –0
Cincinnati   –  1 –6 –2
Rose Poly   –  1 –6 –1
Northern Michigan   –  0 –7 –0
Rankings from AP Poll
1955 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Centre   –  8 –0 –0
Mississippi Southern   –  9 –1 –0
Delaware   –  8 –1 –0
Louisville   –  7 –2 –0
Tampa   –  7 –2 –0
No. 18 Navy   –  6 –2 –1
Arkansas State   –  6 –3 –0
No. 14 Miami (FL)   –  6 –3 –0
Chattanooga   –  5 –4 –1
Florida State   –  5 –5 –0
Memphis State   –  2 –7 –0
Howard (AL)   –  1 –8 –0
Sewanee   –  1 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll
1955 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Long Beach State   –  5 –2 –0
Hawaii   –  7 –4 –0
San Jose State   –  5 –3 –1
Cal Poly San Dimas   –  4 –3 –0
La Verne   –  5 –4 –0
Pacific (CA)   –  5 –4 –0
Air Force   –  4 –4 –0
Pepperdine   –  5 –5 –0
UC Riverside   –  1 –3 –1

Minor conferences
Conference Champion(s) Record
California Collegiate Athletic Association No champion —
Central Church College Conference Concordia (NE) 3–0
Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association Maryland State 7–0
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Pittsburg State 5–0
College Conference of Illinois Wheaton (IL) 5–0–1
Evergreen Conference Whitworth 6–0
Far Western Conference Chico State College 5–0
Frontier Conference (Montana and Idaho) Rocky Mountain 4–0
Gulf Coast Conference Abilene Christian
North Texas State		 2–1
Frontier Conference (New Mexico) Adams State College
New Mexico Military Institute		 4–1
Indiana Collegiate Conference St. Joseph's
Evansville		 5–1
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Parsons 6–0
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference College of Emporia 7–0
Lone Star Conference East Texas State Teachers
Sam Houston State Teachers
Southwest Texas State Teachers		 5–1
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Hillsdale 6–0
Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference Coe 7–0
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Gustavus Adolphus 5–1
Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Southeast Missouri State 5–0
Nebraska College Conference Nebraska State Teachers (UN–Kearney) 7–0
North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference South Dakota State College 5–0–1
North Dakota College Athletic Conference Jamestown College
Dickinson State College		 5–1
Ohio Athletic Conference Muskingum 7–0
Ohio Valley Conference Tennessee Tech 5–0
Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference Central State College (OK)
Northeastern State Teachers (OK)
Southwestern State College (OK)		 4–1
Oregon Collegiate Conference Unknown —
Pacific Northwest Conference College of Idaho
Lewis & Clark		 4–1
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Bloomsburg State Teachers 3–0–1
Presidents' Athletic Conference Western Reserve 3–0
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Idaho State College 6–0
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Pomona-Claremont 4–0
South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference Northern State Teachers 7–0
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Florida A&M 6–0
Southwestern Athletic Conference Southern 6–1
State Teacher's College Conference of Minnesota St. Cloud State Teachers 4–0
Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference McMurry 2–0
Wisconsin State College Conference Wisconsin State–Stevens Point 6–0

Minor conference standings
1955 Badger-Illini Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Mission House + 5 –1 –06 –1 –0
Northwestern (WI) + 5 –1 –06 –1 –0
Milton 3 –3 –03 –3 –0
Wisconsin Tech 3 –3 –03 –4 –0
Wisconsin–Extension 2 –4 –03 –4 –0
St. Procopius 1 –4 –11 –4 –1
Concordia (IL) 1 –4 –11 –5 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1955 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Fresno State 2 –0 –09 –1 –0
Cal Poly 2 –1 –07 –3 –0
Santa Barbara 1 –1 –03 –6 –0
Los Angeles State 0 –1 –03 –6 –0
San Diego State 0 –2 –02 –8 –0
  • No champion named for the 1955 season
1955 Central Church College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Concordia (NE) $ 3 –0 –06 –2 –0
Tarkio 2 –1 –05 –3 –0
Westmar 1 –2 –01 –7 –0
Dana 0 –3 –01 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Pittsburg State $ 5 –0 –07 –3 –0
Washburn 4 –1 –06 –2 –1
Fort Hays State 2 –2 –15 –3 –1
St. Benedict's 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
Southwestern (KS) 1 –3 –14 –4 –1
Emporia State 0 –5 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Maryland State $ 7 –0 –09 –0 –0
No. 7 North Carolina A&T 4 –1 –24 –1 –3
No. 14 Virginia State 4 –1 –34 –2 –3
No. 9 North Carolina College 3 –1 –24 –1 –2
No. 13 Morgan State 5 –1 –06 –2 –0
Winston-Salem State 5 –1 –06 –2 –0
Shaw 4 –2 –24 –3 –2
No. 12 Delaware State 5 –1 –07 –1 –0
Bluefield State 5 –2 –17 –2 –1
St. Augustine's 3 –5 –04 –5 –0
Hampton 4 –6 –04 –6 –0
Howard 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Johnson C. Smith 2 –4 –03 –4 –0
Virginia Union 3 –5 –04 –5 –0
Saint Paul's (VA) 1 –5 –02 –6 –0
Lincoln (PA) 1 –6 –01 –7 –0
West Virginia State 0 –6 –01 –7 –0
Fayetteville State 0 –8 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier.[9]
1955 College Conference of Illinois football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wheaton (IL) $ 5 –0 –16 –1 –1
Illinois Wesleyan 5 –1 –06 –3 –0
Millikin 4 –2 –04 –4 –0
Lake Forest 3 –2 –13 –3 –2
Augustana (IL) 2 –4 –02 –6 –0
North Central (IL) 1 –4 –02 –6 –0
Elmhurst 0 –6 –00 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
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
1955 Gulf Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Texas State + 2 –1 –05 –4 –1
Abilene Christian + 2 –1 –03 –5 –2
Trinity (TX) 1 –2 –05 –4 –0
Midwestern (TX) 0 –3 –02 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • North Texas State's loss to Chattanooga and Abilene Christian's loss to Mississippi Southern counted in the conference standings.
1955 Gulf States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisiana Tech $ 6 –0 –09 –1 –0
McNeese State 5 –1 –07 –1 –1
Southeastern Louisiana 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
Northwestern State 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Northeast Louisiana State 1 –5 –04 –6 –0
Louisiana College 0 –6 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 Hoosier Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Indiana Central $ 4 –1 –15 –3 –1
Franklin (IN) 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Hanover 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
Anderson (IN) 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
Earlham 3 –3 –03 –6 –0
Manchester (IN) 1 –4 –12 –6 –1
Taylor 1 –5 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Evansville + 5 –1 –06 –3 –0
Saint Joseph's (IN) + 5 –1 –06 –3 –0
Valparaiso 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
Butler 3 –3 –03 –5 –0
DePauw 2 –4 –05 –4 –0
Ball State 1 –5 –03 –5 –0
Indiana State 1 –5 –02 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1955 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Central Michigan + 5 –1 –08 –1 –0
Michigan State Normal + 5 –1 –07 –2 –0
Southern Illinois 4 –1 –14 –4 –2
Western Illinois 2 –3 –15 –4 –1
Illinois State Normal 2 –3 –13 –4 –2
Eastern Illinois 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
Northern Illinois State 0 –5 –10 –8 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1955 Iowa Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Parsons $ 6 –0 –08 –0 –0
Luther 5 –0 –19 –0 –1
Simpson 5 –2 –06 –2 –0
Buena Vista 3 –2 –15 –3 –1
Iowa Wesleyan 2 –3 –12 –5 –1
Dubuque 2 –4 –02 –5 –0
Upper Iowa 1 –5 –12 –5 –1
Central (IA) 1 –5 –03 –5 –0
Wartburg 1 –5 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
College of Emporia $ 7 –0 –09 –0 –0
Kansas Wesleyan 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
McPherson 5 –2 –05 –3 –0
Baker 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
Bethel (KS) 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
Ottawa 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Bethany (KS) 1 –6 –01 –8 –0
Friends 0 –7 –00 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Sam Houston State + 5 –1 –06 –1 –2
Southwest Texas State + 5 –1 –06 –1 –2
East Texas State + 5 –1 –05 –4 –1
Stephen F. Austin 2 –4 –05 –4 –0
Lamar Tech 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Texas A&I 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Sul Ross 0 –6 –02 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1955 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Randolph–Macon $ 4 –0 –06 –2 –1
Hampden–Sydney 3 –1 –08 –1 –0
Bridgewater 1 –2 –02 –5 –0
Gallaudet 0 –1 –01 –4 –0
Johns Hopkins 0 –2 –02 –6 –0
Western Maryland 0 –2 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Hillsdale $ 6 –0 –09 –0 –0
Kalamazoo 4 –2 –05 –3 –0
Alma 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
Hope 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
Albion 3 –3 –03 –5 –0
Adrian 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Olivet 0 –6 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 Mid-Ohio League football standings
ConfOverall
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Ashland $ 5 –0 –07 –2 –0
Findlay 4 –1 –06 –2 –0
Wilmington (OH) 2 –2 –15 –3 –1
Bluffton 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
Defiance 1 –3 –11 –7 –1
Ohio Northern 0 –5 –01 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Gustavus Adolphus $ 5 –1 –05 –3 –0
Saint John's (MN) 4 –2 –07 –2 –0
Concordia (MN) 4 –2 –06 –2 –0
Macalester 4 –2 –04 –3 –1
Augsburg 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
St. Thomas (MN) 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
Minnesota–Duluth 1 –5 –03 –5 –0
Hamline 0 –6 –00 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 Minnesota Teachers College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
St. Cloud State $ 4 –0 –08 –1 –0
Mankato State 3 –1 –04 –5 –0
Bemidji State 1 –3 –04 –3 –1
Moorhead State 1 –3 –03 –6 –0
Winona State 1 –3 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Missouri Valley $ 1 –0 –09 –1 –1
Tarkio 2 –1 –05 –3 –0
William Jewell 2 –1 –05 –4 –0
Culver–Stockton 1 –1 –02 –4 –3
Central (MO) 0 –3 –01 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
SE Missouri State $ 5 –0 –09 –0 –0
Central Missouri State 4 –1 –05 –4 –0
Missouri–Rolla 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
NW Missouri State 2 –3 –02 –5 –1
NE Missouri State 1 –4 –03 –5 –0
SW Missouri State 1 –4 –02 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wichita + 3 –1 –07 –2 –1
Detroit + 3 –1 –05 –3 –1
Houston 2 –2 –06 –4 –0
Tulsa 1 –3 –02 –7 –1
Oklahoma A&M 1 –3 –02 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1955 Nebraska College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Kearney State $ 6 –1 –08 –2 –0
Hastings 5 –1 –15 –4 –1
Peru State 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Wayne State (NE) 4 –3 –04 –4 –1
Doane 3 –4 –03 –4 –1
Nebraska Wesleyan 2 –4 –12 –7 –1
Chadron State 2 –5 –03 –5 –0
Midland 0 –7 –00 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Jamestown + 5 –1 –06 –1 –0
Dickinson State + 5 –1 –05 –1 –0
Wahpeton Science 4 –2 –04 –2 –0
Minot State 4 –2 –04 –2 –0
Mayville State 3 –3 –03 –3 –0
Ellendale 2 –3 –12 –3 –1
Bottineau 1 –4 –11 –4 –1
Valley City State 1 –5 –01 –5 –0
Bismarck JC 1 –5 –01 –5 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1955 North State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lenoir–Rhyne $ 6 –0 –010 –0 –0
Catawba * 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
East Carolina 3 –2 –04 –5 –0
Appalachian State 3 –3 –03 –6 –0
Elon 2 –4 –03 –7 –0
Western Carolina * 1 –4 –01 –8 –1
Guilford 0 –4 –00 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Western Carolina forfeited a win over Catawba.
1955 Northwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lewis & Clark + 4 –1 –06 –2 –0
College of Idaho + 4 –1 –06 –4 –0
Pacific (OR) 2 –3 –04 –4 –0
Whitman 2 –3 –04 –4 –0
Linfield 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
Willamette 1 –4 –01 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1955 New Mexico Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New Mexico Military + 4 –1 –05 –3 –0
Adams State + 4 –1 –06 –4 –0
Panhandle A&M 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
New Mexico Highlands 3 –2 –05 –2 –1
New Mexico Western 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 –5 –00 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1955 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Muskingum $ 7 –0 –08 –0 –0
Heidelberg 5 –0 –09 –0 –0
Akron 6 –2 –06 –2 –0
Wooster 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Hiram 3 –2 –05 –3 –0
Capital 4 –3 –05 –3 –0
Denison 3 –3 –24 –3 –2
Wittenberg 3 –3 –24 –3 –2
Ohio Wesleyan 1 –2 –23 –4 –2
Otterbein 2 –4 –12 –5 –1
Mount Union 1 –5 –11 –5 –2
Kenyon 0 –4 –00 –7 –0
Marietta 0 –5 –00 –8 –0
Oberlin 0 –5 –00 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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Tennessee Tech $ 5 –0 –07 –3 –0
Middle Tennessee 4 –1 –07 –2 –1
Eastern Kentucky 3 –2 –05 –4 –1
Murray State 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
Western Kentucky 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Morehead State 0 –5 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Central State (OK) + 4 –1 –08 –1 –0
Northeastern State + 4 –1 –07 –1 –0
SW Oklahoma State + 4 –1 –06 –3 –0
SE Oklahoma State 1 –4 –03 –6 –1
East Central 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
NW Oklahoma State 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1955 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Oregon + 3 –1 –05 –3 –0
Oregon College + 3 –1 –05 –3 –0
Southern Oregon + 3 –1 –04 –5 –0
Portland State 1 –3 –02 –6 –0
Oregon Tech 0 –4 –00 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1955 Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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Bloomsburg $ 3 –0 –15 –2 –1
West Chester 3 –1 –06 –3 –0
Lock Haven 5 –2 –15 –2 –2
Indiana (PA) 3 –2 –03 –5 –0
Clarion 3 –1 –14 –3 –1
California (PA) 4 –3 –04 –4 –0
Shippensburg 3 –2 –14 –2 –2
East Stroudsburg 3 –2 –04 –3 –0
Slippery Rock 2 –2 –03 –4 –0
Millersville 3 –3 –04 –3 –1
Edinboro 1 –4 –01 –8 –0
Mansfield 1 –5 –01 –6 –0
Cheyney 0 –3 –11 –5 –1
Kutztown 0 –5 –11 –5 –2
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Conference standings were based on the Saylor system of ratings.
1955 Prairie College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Illinois College + 2 –1 –04 –1 –1
Principia + 2 –1 –03 –2 –2
Eureka 1 –2 –01 –6 –1
Rose Poly 1 –2 –01 –6 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1955 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Western Reserve $ 3 –0 –05 –1 –1
John Carroll 2 –2 –13 –3 –1
Case Tech 2 –3 –03 –3 –0
Wayne 1 –3 –11 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Idaho State $ 6 –0 –08 –1 –0
Western State (CO) 6 –2 –07 –3 –0
Montana State 3 –2 –14 –4 –1
Colorado Mines 2 –4 –22 –5 –2
Colorado College 2 –6 –03 –7 –0
Colorado State–Greeley 1 –6 –11 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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Northern State $ 7 –0 –09 –1 –0
Huron 5 –1 –15 –2 –1
Southern State 5 –2 –06 –2 –0
Dakota Wesleyan 3 –2 –24 –3 –2
Yankton 3 –4 –13 –4 –1
South Dakota Mines 2 –3 –22 –4 –2
Black Hills 1 –3 –21 –4 –2
General Beadle 1 –6 –01 –6 –0
Sioux Falls 0 –6 –00 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Pomona-Claremont $ 4 –0 –07 –1 –0
Whittier 3 –1 –08 –2 –0
Occidental 2 –2 –06 –2 –0
Redlands 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
Caltech 0 –4 –01 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Florida A&M $ 6 –0 –07 –1 –1
Morris Brown 5 –1 –06 –3 –0
Alabama State 6 –2 –07 –2 –0
Allen 4 –2 –06 –2 –0
Alabama A&M 4 –2 –15 –2 –1
Xavier (LA) 4 –2 –05 –3 –0
Bethune–Cookman 4 –2 –05 –4 –1
Knoxville 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
Lane 1 –1 –03 –4 –0
South Carolina State 3 –3 –03 –6 –0
Clark (GA) 2 –5 –12 –5 –1
Fort Valley State 2 –6 –03 –6 –0
Morehouse 1 –4 –13 –4 –1
Tuskegee 1 –5 –22 –6 –2
Benedict 1 –5 –12 –6 –1
Fisk 1 –5 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
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No. 5 Southern $ 6 –1 –07 –2 –1
No. 10 Prairie View A&M 5 –1 –18 –2 –1
No. 8 Texas Southern 5 –1 –17 –2 –1
No. 6 Langston 4 –1 –26 –1 –2
Texas College 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Wiley 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Arkansas AM&N 2 –5 –02 –8 –0
Bishop 0 –7 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier.[10]
1955 Texas Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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McMurry $ 2 –0 –08 –2 –0
Howard Payne 1 –1 –06 –2 –2
Eastern New Mexico 0 –2 –05 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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Shepherd $ 4 –0 –08 –0 –0
Concord 5 –2 –05 –4 –0
West Virginia Tech 3 –2 –05 –3 –1
Fairmont State 6 –3 –06 –3 –0
West Liberty State 3 –3 –03 –4 –1
Potomac State 4 –4 –04 –4 –0
West Virginia Wesleyan 3 –4 –03 –5 –0
Salem 3 –4 –04 –4 –0
Glenville State 1 –7 –01 –7 –0
Davis & Elkins 0 –7 –00 –7 –0
Morris Harvey * 2 –0 –04 –5 –0
Bethany (WV) * 2 –0 –06 –1 –0
Bluefield State * 1 –0 –07 –2 –1
West Virginia State * 0 –1 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Conference standings based on power ratings
1955 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings
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Stevens Point State $ 6 –0 –08 –0 –0
River Falls State 4 –1 –07 –1 –0
La Crosse State 4 –1 –04 –4 –1
Eau Claire State 5 –2 –05 –3 –0
Platteville State 3 –2 –05 –2 –0
Milwaukee State 2 –3 –02 –6 –0
Whitewater State 1 –3 –11 –4 –1
Stout State 0 –4 –12 –5 –1
Superior State 0 –4 –10 –7 –2
Oshkosh State 0 –5 –10 –5 –2
  • $ – Conference champion

Rankings
Main article: 1955 NCAA football rankings

Final AP Poll

The final rankings were made on November 28, after the regular season and without consideration of the postseason bowl games:

1. Oklahoma (10–0–0) Big 7
2. Michigan State (8–1–0) Big 10
3. Maryland (10–0–0) ACC
4. UCLA (9–1–0) PCC
5. Ohio State (7–2–0) Big 10
6. TCU (9–1–0) SWC
7. Georgia Tech (8–1–1) SEC
8. Auburn (8–1–1) SEC
9. Notre Dame (8–2–0) Indep.
10. Mississippi (9–1–0) SEC
11. Pittsburgh (7–3–0) Indep.
12. Michigan (7–2–0) Big 10
13. USC (6–4–0) PCC
14. Miami (Florida) (6–3–0) Indep.
15. Miami (Ohio) (9–0–0) MAC
16. Stanford (6–3–1) PCC
17. Texas A&M (7–2–1) SWC
18. Navy (6–2–1) Indep.
19. West Virginia (8–2–0) Southern
20. Army (6–3–0) Indep.

Final Coaches Poll
Ranking Team
1Oklahoma
2Michigan State
3Maryland
4UCLA
5Ohio State
6Texas Christian
7Georgia Tech
8Auburn
9Mississippi
10Notre Dame
11Pittsburgh
12USC
13Michigan
14Texas A&M
15Army
16Duke
17West Virginia
18Miami (Fla.)
19Iowa
20 (t)Navy
20 (t)Stanford
20 (t)Miami (Ohio)

Other champions

Orange Blossom Classic

Prior to the integration of sports teams, Miami Orange Bowl stadium hosted the New Year's Day game of the same name, and a December game for historically black colleges, the Orange Blossom Classic. Grambling (9–0) and Florida A&M (8–0–1) met to determine the best Negro college football team in the nation, with Grambling winning, 28–21.

Undefeated seasons
Team Record Notes
1955 Oklahoma Sooners football team11–0Consensus national champion, Orange Bowl champion
1955 Grambling Tigers football team10–0Black college national champion, winner of Orange Blossom Classic
1955 Miami Redskins football team9–0MAC champion, No. 15 in final AP Poll
1955 Heidelberg Student Princes football team9–0OAC second place
1955 Hillsdale Dales football team9–0MIAA champion, part of 32-game winning streak, Nate Clark national scoring leader
1955 Southeast Missouri State Indians football team9–0MIAA champion
1955 Whitworth Pirates football team9–0Evergreen champion, 18-game winning streak
1955 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football team9–0KCAC champion
1955 Maryland State Hawks football team9–0CIAA champion
1955 Alfred Saxons football team8–0Consecutive perfect seasons 1955-1956
1955 Centre Colonels football team8–0Kentucky independent
1955 Drexel Dragons football team8–0Independent
1955 Muskingum Fighting Muskies football team8–0Ohio Athletic Conference champion
1955 Shepherd Rams football team8–0WVIAC champion, led country with 33.9 points per game
1955 Stevens Point State Pointers football team8–0WSCC champion
1955 Juniata Eagles football team8–0–1Tied with Missouri Valley in Tangerine Bowl
1955 Trinity Bantams football team7–0Independent

Others included Albany State College, Coe College, Parsons College. [11]

Bowl games

Major bowls

Monday, January 2, 1956

Bowl game Winning team Losing team
Orange Bowl No. 1 Oklahoma 20 No. 3 Maryland 6
Rose Bowl No. 2 Michigan State 17 No. 4 UCLA 14
Cotton Bowl Classic No. 10 Ole Miss 14 No. 6 TCU 13
Sugar Bowl No. 7 Georgia Tech 7 No. 11 Pittsburgh 0

Other bowls
Bowl game Location Date Winning team Score Losing team
Gator Bowl Jacksonville, FL December 31 Vanderbilt 25–13 No. 8 Auburn
Sun Bowl El Paso, TX January 2 Wyoming 21–14 Texas Tech

Statistical leaders
  • Player scoring most points: Jim Swink, TCU, 125.

Heisman Trophy voting

The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player

PlayerSchoolPosition1st2nd3rdTotal
Howard CassadyOhio StateHB594179792,219
Jim SwinkTCUHB128120118742
George WelshNavyQB567075383
Earl MorrallMichigan StateQB239760323
Paul HornungNotre DameQB337278321
Bob PellegriniMarylandC386452294
Ron BeagleNavyE214461212
Ron KramerMichiganE125056192
Bo BolingerOklahomaG143242148
Cal JonesIowaG144016138

See also

References
  1. "1955 Preseason AP Football Poll". CollegePollArchive.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  2. appollarchive.com/football/ap
  3. Id.
  4. Independent Press-Telegram, (Long Beach, CA), Sep. 25, 1955, pB-1
  5. Sports Illustrated, Oct. 17, 1955, p6
  6. "Michigan Fights Back to Nip Gophers, 14–13," San Antonio Light, Oct. 23, 1955, p5–D
  7. "Knox Hurt-- UCLA Barely Beats Huskies", Oakland Tribune, Nov. 13, 1955, pA-51.
  8. "1955 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  9. "Final National Football Rating". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1955. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Final National Football Rating". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1955. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Twenty-One Finish Unbeaten-Untied," The Huronite and Daily Plainsman (Huron, SD), Nov. 22, 1955, p9
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