1955 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1955 West Virginia Mountaineers football
West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 19
1955 record8–2 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Art Lewis (6th season)
Home stadiumOld Mountaineer Field (38,000)
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 19 West Virginia $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
VPI 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Davidson 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
George Washington 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Richmond 3 – 2 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
The Citadel 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Furman 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
William & Mary 1 – 3 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
VMI 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Washington and Lee 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the regular season with an 8–2 record, including a perfect 4–0 conference record. They finished with a ranking of #17 in the Coaches' Poll and #19 in the AP Poll.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Richmond
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 33–1221,000
October 1Wake Forest*No. 13
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 46–025,000
October 81:45 p.m.vs. VMINo. 11
  • Mitchell Stadium
  • Bluefield, WV
W 47–1211,000[1][2]
October 15William & MaryNo. 10
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 39–1322,000
October 22Penn State*No. 8
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 21–734,400
October 29at Marquette*No. 7
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 39–016,000
November 4at George WashingtonNo. 7
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 13–722,500[3]
November 12at No. 17 Pittsburgh*No. 6
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)
L 7–2657,996
November 19Syracuse*No. 13
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 13–2022,000
November 25at NC State*
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 27–74,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References[]

  1. ^ Drewry, Walt (October 8, 1955). "State Gridders Face Stiff Slate". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 14. Retrieved January 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. ^ "Mountaineers roll over Virginia Military, 47–12". Kingsport Times-News. October 9, 1955. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "West Virginia moves toward bowl bid". The Shreveport Journal. November 5, 1955. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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