1955 East Texas State Lions football team
| 1955 East Texas State Lions football | |
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LSC co-champion | |
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 5–4–1 (5–1 LSC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar Tech | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&I | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sul Ross | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 East Texas State Lions football team was an American football team that represented East Texas State Teachers College—now known as Texas A&M University–Commerce–as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Jules V. Sikes, the Lions compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the LSC title with Sam Houston State and Southwest Texas State.[1][2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | 8:00 p.m. | Abilene Christian* | T 7–7 | 6,000 | [3][4] | |
| October 1 | 8:00 p.m. | at Southwestern Louisiana* | L 15–20 | [5][6] | ||
| October 8 | at Trinity (TX)* | San Antonio, TX | L 20–35 | [7] | ||
| October 15 | Lamar Tech |
| W 33–7 | [8] | ||
| October 22 | Austin* |
| L 7–12 | [9] | ||
| October 29 | at Sam Houston State | W 14–0 | 7,000 | [10][11] | ||
| November 5 | Texas A&I |
| W 14–7 | 8,000 | [12] | |
| November 12 | Stephen F. Austin |
| W 33–14 | [13] | ||
| November 19 | at Southwest Texas State |
| L 7–27 | 5,500 | [14] | |
| November 24 | at Sul Ross | Alpine, TX | W 14–0 | [15] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "College Football". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 28, 1955. p. 23. Retrieved August 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Lion Football History; Statistics Summary for 1955". Commerce, Texas: Texas A&M University–Commerce Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ Oliver, Don (September 24, 1955). "East Texas State 11 Seeks Revenge Over ACC Tonight". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. p. 9A. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Oliver, Don (September 25, 1955). "Harber's Passes Earn 7-7 Tie For Wildcats". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. p. 1D. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "SLI Hosts Strong East Texas 11". The Daily Advertiser. Lafayette, Louisiana. September 30, 1955. p. 14. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "SLI Upsets Texans 20-15 in Thrilling Duel". The Daily Advertiser. Lafayette, Louisiana. October 2, 1955. p. 12. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Trinity Overpowers East Texas, 35-20". Wichita Daily Times. Wichita Falls, Texas. Associated Press. October 9, 1955. p. 21. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "East Texas Rambles By Lamar Tech 33-8[sic]". The American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. October 16, 1955. p. B4. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Kangaroos Rout Lions, 12 To 7". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. Associated Press. October 23, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Sam Houston Hosts E. Texas In Homecoming". The Eagle. Bryan, Texas. October 27, 1955. p. 9. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "East Texas State Stuns Bearcats By 14-0 Count". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. Associated Press. October 30, 1955. p. 2B. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "East Texas State Downs A&I, 14-7". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. November 6, 1955. p. 3D. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "East Texas State Rips Lumberjacks". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. Associated Press. November 13, 1955. p. 7B. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Eskew, Charley (November 20, 1955). "'Cats Upset East Texas For Part of LSC Crown". The Austin-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. B2. Retrieved January 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Lions Blank Lobos, Share LSC Crown". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. November 25, 1955. p. 30. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
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