1955 Florida State Seminoles football team

1955 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
1955 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre   –   8 – 0 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   9 – 1 – 0
Delaware   –   8 – 1 – 0
Louisville   –   7 – 2 – 0
Tampa   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 18 Navy   –   6 – 2 – 1
Arkansas State   –   6 – 3 – 0
No. 14 Miami (FL)   –   6 – 3 – 0
Chattanooga   –   5 – 4 – 1
  –   5 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   2 – 7 – 0
Howard (AL)   –   1 – 8 – 0
Sewanee   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1955 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Tom Nugent, the Seminoles compiled a record of 5–5.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17NC State
W 7–015,352[2]
September 30at Miami (FL)
L 0–3442,363
October 88:00 p.m.VPI
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 20–24[3]
October 15Georgia
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 14–4718,687[4]
October 22at No. 13 Georgia Tech
L 0–3430,000[5]
November 5Villanova
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 16–139,700
November 11at Furman
W 19–63,000[6]
November 19The Citadel
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 39–015,765[7]
November 25at Mississippi Southern
L 6–217,000[8]
December 3at Tampa
W 26–7

References

  1. ^ "FSU Football 1950–1959". Nolefan.org. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  2. ^ "Florida State edges Wolfpack, 7 to 0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. September 18, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  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 .
  4. ^ "Bulldogs explode against FSU, 47–14". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 16, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tech wallops Seminoles 34–0". The Palm Beach Post-Times. October 23, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Seminoles top spirited foes". Miami Daily News. November 12, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Metts' 3 TD romps aid FSU past Citadel, 39–0". The Orlando Sentinel. November 20, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "FSU falls, 21–6, to Southern team". Tallahassee Democrat. November 26, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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