1955 Murray State Thoroughbreds football team

The 1955 Murray State Thoroughbreds football team was an American football team that represented Murray State College—now known as Murray State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1955 college football season. Led Fred Faurot in his eighth and final season as head coach, the Thoroughbreds compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the OVC.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17		Louisville*	Cutchin Stadium Murray, KY	W 33–15		[2]
September 24		at Tennessee Tech	Cookeville, TN	L 7–20	5,000	[3]
October 1		Eastern Kentucky	Cutchin Stadium Murray, KY	W 6–21		[4]
October 8		Memphis State*	Cutchin Stadium Murray, KY	L 7–20		[5]
October 15		at Arkansas State*	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR	L 13–7	5,000	[6][7]
October 22	1:30 p.m.	Florence State*	Cutchin Stadium Murray, KY	W 14–7	4,500	[8][9][10]
October 29	2:00 p.m.	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 22–7		[11][12]
November 5		Middle Tennessee	Cutchin Stadium Murray, KY	L 28–33	5,000	[13]
November 12	8:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay*	Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 20–13		[14][15]
November 19		at Western Kentucky	Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)	W 28–12	5,000	[16][17]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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