1955 William & Mary Indians football team

The 1955 William & Mary Indians football team represented William & Mary during the 1955 college football season.[1]

1955 William & Mary Indians football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–7–1 (1–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainAl Grieco, Bill Marfizo
Home stadiumCary Field
1955 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 West Virginia $ 4 0 08 2 0
VPI 2 1 16 3 1
Davidson 3 2 05 4 0
George Washington 3 2 05 4 0
Richmond 3 2 24 3 2
The Citadel 2 2 05 4 0
Furman 1 1 01 9 0
William & Mary 1 3 11 7 1
VMI 1 6 01 9 0
Washington and Lee 0 1 00 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at No. 9 Navy*L 0–7
October 1VPIL 7–1412,000+[2]
October 82:30 p.m.at No. 13 Duke*L 7–4715,000[3]
October 15at No. 10 West VirginiaL 13–39
October 22George Washington
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 0–164,000[4]
October 29VMI
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 20–1310,000[5]
November 5at Wake Forest*L 7–134,500
November 19at NC State*L 21–28
November 24at RichmondT 6–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL Draft selections

Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position
1956 6 1 62 Bob Lusk Detroit Lions Center
1956 14 12 169 Charlie Sidwell Cleveland Browns Back

References

  1. "1955 William & Mary Tribe Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. "The Bugle 1956" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1956. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  3. 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.
  4. "Sub quarterback Looney leads George Washington over W&M, 16–0". The Progress-Index. October 23, 1955. Retrieved February 10, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "W&M scores 1st win, 20–13". Daily Press. October 30, 1955. Retrieved January 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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