1955 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1955 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the regular season with an 8–2 record, including a perfect 4–0 conference record. They finished with a ranking of #17 in the Coaches' Poll and #19 in the AP Poll.

1955 West Virginia Mountaineers football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 19
1955 record8–2 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumOld Mountaineer Field (38,000)
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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24RichmondW 33–1221,000
October 1Wake Forest*No. 13
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 46–025,000
October 81:45 p.m.vs. VMINo. 11W 47–1211,000[1][2]
October 15William & MaryNo. 10
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 39–1322,000
October 22Penn State*No. 8
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 21–734,400
October 29at Marquette*No. 7W 39–016,000
November 4at George WashingtonNo. 7W 13–722,500[3]
November 12at No. 17 Pittsburgh*No. 6L 7–2657,996
November 19Syracuse*No. 13
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 13–2022,000
November 25at NC State*W 27–74,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. Drewry, Walt (October 8, 1955). "State Gridders Face Stiff Slate". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 14. Retrieved January 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com .
  2. "Mountaineers roll over Virginia Military, 47–12". Kingsport Times-News. October 9, 1955. Retrieved January 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "West Virginia moves toward bowl bid". The Shreveport Journal. November 5, 1955. Retrieved February 10, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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