The 1955 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1955 college football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Bear Bryant in his second season and finished with a record of seven wins, two losses and one tie (7–2–1 overall, 4–1–1 in the SWC).
| 1955 Texas A&M Aggies football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 14 |
| AP | No. 17 |
| Record | 7–2–1 (4–1–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Kyle Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 TCU $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Texas A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | at No. 1 UCLA* | L 0–21 | 63,334 | |||
| September 24 | vs. No. 16 LSU* | W 28–0 | 17,000 | [1] | ||
| October 1 | Houston* | W 21–3 | 26,000 | |||
| October 8 | at Nebraska* | W 27–0 | 40,000 | |||
| October 19 | at No. 7 TCU | No. 19 | W 19–16 | |||
| October 22 | No. 16 Baylor | No. 12 |
| W 19–7 | 37,000 | |
| November 2 | at Arkansas | No. 11 | T 7–7 | |||
| November 5 | SMU | No. 12 |
| W 13–2 | 38,000 | |
| November 12 | at Rice | No. 9 | W 20–12 | |||
| November 24 | Texas | No. 8 |
| L 6–21 | 41,800 | [2] |
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References
edit- ^ "Sophomorish Aggies pound out 28–0 victory over LSU". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 25, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Scouting plus spirit shock Aggies, 21 to 6". The Austin Statesman. November 25, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1955 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
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