The 1955 Western State Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented Western State College of Colorado—now known as Western Colorado University—as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Pete Pederson, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the RMC.[1]
| 1955 Western State Mountaineers football | |
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| Conference | Rocky Mountain Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (6–2 RMC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western State (CO) | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Mines | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado College | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State–Greeley | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Western State halfback Bill Rhodes ranked second nationally among small college rushing leaders. He totaled 1,112 rushing yards on 142 carries in 10 games. He also ranked fifth nationally with 1,153 yards of total offense and 13 nationally in punting with an average of 39.0 yards per punt.[2]
Rhodes was also a unanimous pick on the Associated Press (AP) Rocky Mountain Conference all-star team. Quarterback Bob Mears also received first-team honors. End Dick Mikkelsen and center Sam Boyd received second-team honors.[3] Rhodes also received second-team honors from the AP on its Little All-America team.[4]
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | Cal Poly* | Gunnison, CO | L 18–40 | [5] | ||
| September 23 | at Colorado State–Greeley | Greeley, CO | W 13–7 | [6] | ||
| October 1 | 2:30 p.m. | Colorado College | Gunnison, CO | W 38–7 | 5,000 | [7][8] |
| October 8 | at Colorado Mines | Golden, CO | W 18–13 | [9] | ||
| October 15 | 2:30 p.m. | at Idaho State | L 6–14 | 5,000 | [10][11] | |
| October 22 | Montana State | Gunnison, CO | L 6–20 | [12] | ||
| October 29 | at Colorado College | Colorado Springs, CO | W 48–13 | [13] | ||
| November 5 | Colorado State–Greeley | Gunnison, CO | W 48–7 | [14] | ||
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Colorado Mines |
| W 24–6 | 3,500 | [15][16] |
| November 19 | at Adams State* | Alamosa, CO (Spud Bowl) | W 27–6 | [17][18] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Conference Standings". The Gazette and Daily. York, Pennsylvania. November 21, 1955. p. 18. Retrieved November 20, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Western State Back Gains High Rating". The Daily Sentinel. December 15, 1955. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Childers Is Chosen on AP Writers All-RMC 1st Team". Greeley Daily Tribune. November 28, 1955. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WSC's Rhodes on Second Little All-America Unit". Fort Collins Coloradoan. December 1, 1955. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "California Poly Drubs Western In Grid Opener". The Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. Associated Press. September 18, 1955. p. 15. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Bear Rally Is Too Late To Overcome Lead". Greeley Daily Tribune. Greeley, Colorado. September 24, 1955. p. 9. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "WSC Raps CC Tigers". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Fort Collins, Colorado. Associated Press. October 2, 1955. p. 11. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Western State Meets CC in Homecoming". The Daily Sentinel. September 29, 1955. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mountaineers Edge Mines by 18-13". The Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. Associated Press. October 9, 1955. p. 12. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Olson, Lyle (October 14, 1955). "Title Will Be At Stake in ISC-Western State Clash". Idaho State Journal. Pocatello, Idaho. p. 18. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Olson, Lyle (October 16, 1955). "ISC Comes From Behind to Top Western State, 14-6". Idaho State Journal. Pocatello, Idaho. p. 5. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Montana Bobcats Defeat Western By Score of 20-6". The Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. Associated Press. October 23, 1955. p. 12. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Rhodes Stars In WSC Win". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Fort Collins, Colorado. Associated Press. October 30, 1955. p. 15. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Western State Slams C-State by 48-7 Count". Greeley Daily Tribune. Greeley, Colorado. November 7, 1955. p. 12. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "College Football In Delta". The Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. November 6, 1955. p. 14. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Mountaineers Defeat Mines 24-6 in Uranium Bowl Test". The Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. November 12, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Mountaineers Meet Adams Staters In Spud Bowl Saturday". The Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. November 17, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Western State Rolls Over Adams State Crew". The Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. Associated Press. November 20, 1955. p. 14. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
