1955 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

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1955 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
OVC champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
1955 record7–3 (5–0 OVC)
Head coach
  • (2nd season)
CaptainDean Kirk, Joe Mac Reeves
Home stadiumOverall Field
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tennessee Tech $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Middle Tennessee 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Eastern Kentucky 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Murray State 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Western Kentucky 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Morehead State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1955 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Polytechnic Institute—now known as Tennessee Technological University–as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by second-year head coach , the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the OVC title. The team's co-captains were Dean Kirk and Joe Mac Reeves.[1]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Florence State*
W 26–76,000[2]
September 24Murray State
  • Overall Field
  • Cookeville, TN
W 20–75,000[3]
October 1at Morehead StateMorehead, KYW 55–0[4]
October 8Eastern Kentuckydagger
  • Overall Field
  • Cookeville, TN
W 13–79,000[5]
October 15at Memphis State*
L 12–20[6]
October 22at Western KentuckyBowling Green, KYW 19–7[7]
October 297:00 p.m.at East Tennessee State*Johnson City, TNL 6–143,000[8][9][10]
November 5Austin Peay*
  • Overall Field
  • Cookeville, TN
W 37–7[11]
November 12Arkansas State*
  • Overall Field
  • Cookeville, TN
L 20–27[12]
November 24at Middle Tennessee
W 55–1410,000[13]

References[]

  1. ^ "Tennessee Tech Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Tennessee Tech Athletics. 2021. p. 130. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  2. ^ Bolser, Harry (September 18, 1955). "Tennessee Tech Romps, 26 to 7, In First Game". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 27. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. ^ Bates, George (September 25, 1955). "Tennessee Tech Downs Murray 20 to 7". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 33. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. ^ "Tennessee Tech Stuns Morehead 55-0 In OVC". The Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. Associated Press. October 2, 1955. p. 3C. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. ^ "Tennessee Tech Rambles 13 to 7". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. October 9, 1955. p. 27. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. ^ "Memphis State upsets Eagles". The Tennessean. October 16, 1955. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Carrico, Johnny (October 23, 1955). "Late Tech Rally Dumps Western". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 34. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. ^ "ETSC To Play Tennessee Tech Here Tonight". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 29, 1955. p. 11. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. ^ "ETSC Upsets Tennessee Tech' Eleven, 14 To 6". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 30, 1955. p. 1B. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. ^ "Bucs Upset TPI (continued)". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 30, 1955. p. 5B. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. ^ "Tennessee Tech Routs Governors". The Chattanooga Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. November 7, 1955. p. 14. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. ^ "Arkansas State Beats TPI 27-20". The Chattanooga Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. November 14, 1955. p. 12. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. ^ Short, George (November 25, 1955). "TPI Crushes Middle Tennessee 55-14 for OVC Title". The Chattanooga Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. p. 36. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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