1955 Texas Longhorns football team
| 1955 Texas Longhorns football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (4–2 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 TCU $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Texas A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1955 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Ed Price, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished third in the SWC.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | Texas Tech* | L 14–20 | 47,000 | [2] | |
| September 24 | Tulane* |
| W 35–21 | 30,000 | [3] |
| September 30 | at No. 9 USC* | L 7–19 | 61,996 | [4] | |
| October 8 | vs. No. 3 Oklahoma* | L 0–20 | 75,504 | [5][6] | |
| October 15 | at Arkansas | L 20–27 | 36,000 | [7] | |
| October 22 | Rice |
| W 32–14 | 46,000 | [8] |
| October 29 | at SMU |
| W 19–18 | 46,500 | [9] |
| November 5 | Baylor |
| W 21–20 | 40,000 | [10] |
| November 12 | No. 8 TCU |
| L 20–47 | 55,000 | [11] |
| November 24 | at No. 8 Texas A&M | W 21–6 | 41,800 | [12] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1955 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Raiders out-maneuver Longhorns, 20–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 18, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sophs Clements and Fondren team to demolish Green Wave by 35–21". The American-Statesman. September 25, 1955. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texans fly home with 19–7 loss". Palo Alto Daily Times. October 1, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1955 OU Football Season Schedule - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball".
- ^ Flem Hall (October 9, 1955). "Oklahoma Storms Past Longhorns, 20–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Razorbacks hold, beat Texas, 27–20". The Commercial Appeal. October 16, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas stuns Rice, 32–14". Tulsa Daily World. October 23, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas captures 19–18 decision". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 30, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Traylor's passing not enough, Texas wins". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 6, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TCU Frogs S[w]ink Longhorns, 47–20". The Kilgore News Herald. November 13, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Scouting plus spirit shock Aggies, 21 to 6". The Austin Statesman. November 25, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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