1955 Florida State Seminoles football team

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1955 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
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
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[edit]

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[edit]

  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.