The 1955 Colorado A&M Aggies football team represented Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in the Skyline Conference during the 1955 college football season. In their ninth and final season under head coach Bob Davis, the Aggies compiled an 8–2 record (6–1 against Skyline opponents), won the conference championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 175 to 108.[1][2]
| 1955 Colorado A&M Aggies football | |
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Skyline champion | |
| Conference | Skyline Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (6–1 Skyline) |
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| Home stadium | Colorado Field |
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| Colorado A&M $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Three Colorado Agricultural players received all-conference honors in 1955: halfback Gary Glick, center Bob Weber, and guard Dan Mirich.[3] Bob Davis was also named Skyline Conference Coach of the Year.[4]
The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Callahan with 302 passing yards, Gary Glick with 579 rushing yards and 48 points scored, and Gary Sanders with 351 receiving yards.[5]
Bob Davis resigned as Colorado A&M's head football coach in January 1956 in order to devote his full energy to his duties as the school's athletic director.[6]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | at Arizona* | L 7–20 | 22,500 | [7] | |||
| September 24 | New Mexico | W 25–0 | 2,772 | [8] | |||
| October 1 | Denver |
| W 20–19 | > 10,000 | [9] | ||
| October 8 | at Wyoming | W 14–13 | 14,000 | [10] | |||
| October 22 | Utah State |
| W 26–9 | ||||
| October 29 | at Montana | W 12–7 | |||||
| November 5 | at Oklahoma A&M* | W 20–13 | |||||
| November 12 | at Utah | L 6–27 | |||||
| November 19 | at BYU |
| W 35–0 | ||||
| November 26 | Colorado |
| W 10–0 | 8,999 | [11] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1955 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ^ "2017 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2017. pp. 164, 170. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 174.
- ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 172.
- ^ "1955 Colorado State Rams Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ^ "Bob Davis Resigns Colorado A&M Post". Hartford Courant. January 29, 1956. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Abe Chanin (September 18, 1955). "U Of A Tramples Aggies 20-7 In Season Opener". The Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1A, 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ J.D. Kailer (September 25, 1955). "Colorado Aggies Slog to 25-0 Skyline Win Over Lobos". Albuquerque Journal. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colorado Aggies Rally To Upset Denver, 20-19". Des Moines Register. October 2, 1955. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ray Giffin (October 9, 1955). "Rams Outplay Cowboys for Second Straight Upset". The Casper Tribune-Herald & Star. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Skyline Champion Rams Climax Season With Triumph Over Big Seven Colorado". Great Falls Tribune. November 27, 1955. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.