1955 Chico State Wildcats football team

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1955 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1955 record7–2 (5–0 FWC)
Head coach
  • Gus Manolis (2nd season)
Home stadiumChico High School Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Far Western Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chico State 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Cal Aggies 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
San Francisco State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Humboldt State 2 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Nevada 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Sacramento State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • * No conference champion was named for the 1955 season.

The 1955 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College[note 1] during the 1955 college football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1955. They played home games at Chico High School in Chico, California.

The 1955 Wildcats were led by second-year head coach Gus Manolis. Chico State finished the season with a record of seven wins and two losses (7–2, 5–0 FWC). The Wildcats outscored their opponents 194–108 for the season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 24at Presidio of San Francisco[note 2]*San Francisco, CAW 12–6
October 1at Pepperdine[note 3]*
W 19–13
October 8Whittier*
L 7–28[1]
October 15San Francisco State[note 4]
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 9–6[2]
October 22at Lewis & Clark*
L 13–28
October 29at Nevada
W 47–0[3]
November 5Sacramento State[note 6]
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 26–7
November 11at Cal Aggies[note 7]
W 21–13
November 19Humboldt State[note 8]
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 40–7[4]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL[]

No Chico State players were selected in the 1956 NFL Draft.[6][7][8]

Notes[]

  1. ^ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. ^ The Presidio of San Francisco was an Army fort from 1848 to 1996. For many years they fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams.
  3. ^ Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
  4. ^ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  6. ^ California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
  7. ^ University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  8. ^ Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1972.

References[]

  1. ^ "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 9, 1955. p. 43. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 16, 1955. p. 45. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. ^ "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 30, 1955. p. 25. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. ^ "Chico State Wins In Last Quarter". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 19, 1955. p. 14. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. ^ "1955 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  6. ^ "1956 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  7. ^ "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  8. ^ "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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