1955 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1955 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 18
Record6–2–1
Head coach
CaptainPhil Monahan
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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

The 1955 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1955 college football season. They began the season ranked No. 8 in the pre-season AP Poll.[1] The team was led by sixth-year head coach Eddie Erdelatz.[2][3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 24William & MarydaggerNo. 9W 7–0[4]
October 1at South CarolinaNo. 15W 26–028,000[5]
October 8vs.
Memorial Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
  • W 21–0
    October 15at
    University Park, PA
    W 34–1432,209
    October 22at PennNo. 4W 33–034,543[6]
    October 29at No. 9 Notre DameNo. 4L 7–2159,475
    November 5vs. DukeNo. 9
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Baltimore, MD
    T 7–727,119[7]
    November 12at ColumbiaNo. 13NBCW 47–028,000[8]
    November 261:15 p.m.vs. ArmyNo. 11NBCL 6–14

    Roster

    References

    1. ^ "Navy (MD) 1955 AP Football Rankings - College Poll Archive - Historical College Football and Basketball Polls and Rankings". www.collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
    2. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 192. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
    3. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
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    8. ^ Effrat, Louis (November 13, 1955). "Navy Routs Columbia, 47-0; Record by Welsh". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.