1955 Florida State Seminoles football team

1955 Southern college football independents records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1955 Florida State Seminoles football
1955 Florida State Seminoles football
Conference	Independent
1955 record	5–5
Head coach	Tom Nugent (3rd season);
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium; (capacity: 19,000)
	Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

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]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17		NC State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 7–0
September 30		at Miami (FL)	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL (rivalry)	L 0–34
October 8	8:00 p.m.	VPI	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 20–24		^[2]
October 15		Georgia	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 14–47
October 22		at No. 13 Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–34	30,000
November 5		Villanova	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 16–13
November 11		at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 19–6
November 19		The Citadel	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 39–0
November 25		at Mississippi Southern	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 6–21	7,000	^[3]
December 3		at Tampa	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 26–7
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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

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National championship seasons in bold

1955 Southern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		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