1955 Navy Midshipmen football team
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Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 20 |
AP | No. 18 |
The 1955 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1955 college football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. They began the season ranked 8th in the pre-season AP Poll.[1] The team was led by sixth-year head coach Eddie Erdelatz.[2][3]
Schedule
September 24William & MaryNo. 9
W 7–0 October 1at South CarolinaNo. 15
W 26–0 October 8PittsburghNo. 12
W 21–0 October 15at Penn StateNo. 8
W 34–14 October 22at PennNo. 4
W 33–0 October 29at No. 9 Notre DameNo. 4
L 7–21 59,475 November 5DukeNo. 9
- Memorial Stadium
- Baltimore, MD
T 7–7 November 12at ColumbiaNo. 13
W 47–0 November 26vs. ArmyNo. 11
- Municipal Stadium
- Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)
L 6–14
References
- ^ "Navy (MD) 1955 AP Football Rankings - College Poll Archive - Historical College Football and Basketball Polls and Rankings". www.collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
- ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 192. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.