1955 Florida State Seminoles football team

The 1955 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1955 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Tom Nugent, the Seminoles compiled a record of 5–5.[1]

1955 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
1955 record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
(capacity: 19,000)
1955 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Mississippi Southern    9 1 0
Delaware    8 1 0
Louisville    7 2 0
Tampa    7 2 0
No. 18 Navy    6 2 1
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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17NC StateW 7–0
September 30at Miami (FL)L 0–34
October 88:00 p.m.VPI
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 20–24[2]
October 15Georgia
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 14–47
October 22at No. 13 Georgia TechL 0–3430,000
November 5Villanova
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 16–13
November 11at FurmanW 19–6
November 19The Citadel
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 39–0
November 25at Mississippi SouthernL 6–217,000[3]
December 3at TampaW 26–7

References

  1. "FSU Football 1950–1959". Nolefan.org. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  2. Drewry, Walt (October 8, 1955). "State Gridders Face Stiff Slate". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 14. Retrieved January 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com .
  3. "FSU falls, 21–6, to Southern team". Tallahassee Democrat. November 26, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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