1955 Tampa Spartans football team

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1955 Tampa Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
1955 record7–2
Head coach
Home stadiumPhillips Field
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Southern college football independents records
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

The 1955 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa in the 1955 college football season. It was the Spartans' 19th season. The team was led by head coach Marcelino Huerta, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Phillips Field in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of seven wins and two losses (7–2).

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24at Charleston (WV)W 12–7
October 1Troy StateW 38–0
October 8Southeastern Louisiana
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 7–13
October 15at StetsonW 40–13
October 22Livingston State
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 51–7
November 5at East CarolinaW 33–14[1]
November 12Western Carolina
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 48–0
November 19Appalachian State
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 38–0
December 3Florida State
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 7–26

References[]

  1. ^ "Tampa beats Pirates by 33–14 score". The Tampa Tribune. November 6, 1955. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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