The 1955 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Gus Manolis, Chico State compiled an overall record of 7–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, placing first in the FWC, although no conference championship was awarded. The team outscored its opponents 194 to 108 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at Chico High School Stadium in Chico, California.
| 1955 Chico State Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 7–2 (5–0 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Chico High School Stadium |
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| Chico State | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Aggies | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 24 | at Presidio of San Francisco[note 1]* | San Francisco, CA | W 12–6 | |
| October 1 | at Pepperdine* |
| W 19–13 | |
| October 8 | Whittier* | L 7–28 | [1] | |
| October 15 | San Francisco State |
| W 9–6 | [2] |
| October 22 | at Lewis & Clark* |
| L 13–28 | |
| October 29 | at Nevada | W 47–0 | [4] | |
| November 5 | Sacramento State |
| W 26–7 | |
| November 11 | at Cal Aggies | W 21–13 | ||
| November 19 | Humboldt State |
| W 40–7 | [5] |
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Notes
edit- ^ The Presidio of San Francisco was an Army fort from 1848 to 1996. For many years they fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams.
- ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 9, 1955. p. 43. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 16, 1955. p. 45. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 30, 1955. p. 25. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chico State Wins In Last Quarter". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 19, 1955. p. 14. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1955 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
