1955 LSU Tigers football team

The 1955 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1955 college football season. In their first year under head coach Paul Dietzel, the Tigers complied an overall record of 3–5–2, with a conference record of 2–3–1, and finished ninth in the SEC.

1955 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3–5–2 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach	Paul Dietzel (1st season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium

1955 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Ole Miss $	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Auburn	5	–	2	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
No. 7 Georgia Tech	4	–	1	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Mississippi State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Tulane	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
LSU	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	2
Florida	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Georgia	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Alabama	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Kentucky		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 19–7
September 24	vs. Texas A&M*	No. 16	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 0–28	17,000
October 1	at No. 11 Rice*		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	T 20–20	51,000
October 8	No. 4 Georgia Tech		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–7	60,000
October 15	at Florida		Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	L 14–18	30,000
October 29	Ole Miss		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 26–29	43,000
November 5	at No. 1 Maryland*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 0–13	28,000
November 12	No. 18 Mississippi State		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 34–7
November 19	at Arkansas*		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	W 13–7	35,000
November 26	Tulane		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	T 13–13	55,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game