1955 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
1955 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
Florida State    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 StateW 7–015,352[2]
September 30at Miami (FL)L 0–34
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 TechL 0–3430,000[5]
November 5Villanova
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 16–13
November 11at FurmanW 19–63,000[6]
November 19The Citadel
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 39–015,765[7]
November 25at Mississippi SouthernL 6–217,000[8]
December 3at TampaW 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 Open access icon.
  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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