1955 Howard Bulldogs football team

The 1955 Howard Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Howard College (now known as the Samford University) as an independent during the 1955 college football season. In their first year under head coach , the team compiled a record of 1–8.^[1] Seniors James Chandler and Wayne Walker were the team captains.^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24		at Memphis Navy	Memphis, TN	L 7–14		[3]
October 1		at Sewanee	Hardee Field Sewanee, TN	W 20–14	1,500	[4][5]
October 8		at Mississippi College	Clinton, MS	L 14–19		[6]
October 14	2:00 p.m.	Millsaps	Berry Field Birmingham, AL	L 6–33		[7][8]
October 22	2:00 p.m.	University of Mexico	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 13–41	5,000	[9][10]
October 29	7:30 p.m.	Maryville	Shades Valley Stadium Homewood, AL	L 12–21		[11][12]
November 5		Southwestern (TN)	Berry Field Birmingham, AL	L 7–25		[13]
November 12		at Carson–Newman	Jefferson City, TN	L 7–47		[14]
November 19		vs. Jacksonville State	Mary Dumas Stadium Talladega, AL	L 24–67		[15]
Homecoming All times are in Central time

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