1955 Army Cadets football team

The 1955 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1955 college football season. In their 15th year under head coach Earl Blaik, the Cadets compiled a 6–3 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 256 to 72.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen by a 14 to 6 score. The Cadets also lost to Michigan, Syracuse, and Yale.[2]

1955 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 20
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainPat Uebel
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1955 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Alfred    8 0 0
Drexel    8 0 0
Trinity (CT)    7 0 0
Juniata    8 0 1
Carnegie Tech    5 1 1
Tufts    5 2 0
Boston College    5 2 1
No. 20 Army    6 3 0
Colgate    6 3 0
No. 11 Pittsburgh    7 4 0
Holy Cross    6 4 0
Syracuse    5 3 0
Penn State    5 4 0
Buffalo    4 4 1
Hofstra    3 6 0
Bucknell    2 6 1
Boston University    2 6 0
Franklin & Marshall    2 6 0
Villanova    1 9 0
Temple    0 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

No Army players were honored on the 1955 College Football All-America Team.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 24FurmanNo. 14W 81–0
October 1No. 18 Penn StateNo. 6
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 35–624,200
October 8at No. 2 MichiganNo. 6L 2–2697,366[3]
October 15SyracuseNo. 18
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 0–1312,500
October 22Columbia
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 45–022,500[4]
October 29Colgate
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 27–724,700[5]
November 5at YaleNo. 19L 12–1461,000[6]
November 12at PennW 40–027,170[7]
November 261:15 p.m.vs. No. 11 NavyNBCW 14–6

Personnel

1955 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G Ralph Chesnauskas Sr
QB Don Holleder Sr
  Peter Lash
FB Pat Uebel Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Game summaries

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Navy 6 0 0 0 6
    Army 0 0 7 7 14

    References

    1. "Army Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
    2. "1955 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
    3. Tommy Devine (October 9, 1955). "Even Davy Couldn't Pin This Barr: Barr's 2 Tallies Pace M; Army Suffers 26-2 Setback". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 4C via Newspapers.com.
    4. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 23, 1955). "Cadets' Power on Ground Crushes Columbia, 45 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
    5. Young, Dick (October 30, 1955). "Holleder Big Gun as Army Rolls over Colgate, 27-7". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 104 via Newspapers.com.
    6. Young, Dick (November 6, 1955). "Underdog Bulldog Takes Army, 14-12". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 112 via Newspapers.com.
    7. Ward, Gene (November 13, 1955). "Army in 40-0 Workout". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 105 via Newspapers.com.


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