1955 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

American college football season

1955 Arkansas Razorbacks football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–2–1 SWC)
Head coach
  • Jack Mitchell (1st season)
Captains
  • Preston Carpenter
  • Henry Moore
Home stadiumRazorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Southwest Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1955 college football season. In their first year under head coach Jack Mitchell, the Razorbacks compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–2–1 against SWC opponents), finished in fourth place in the SWC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 126 to 114.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Tulsa*
W 21–618,000
September 24Oklahoma A&M*No. 17
W 21–0
October 1No. 10 TCU
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
L 0–26
October 8at BaylorL 20–2528,000
October 15Texas
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR (rivalry)
W 27–2036,000[3]
October 22at Ole Miss*L 7–1730,000[4]
October 29No. 11 Texas A&M
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)
T 7–7
November 5at Rice
W 10–0
November 12at SMU
W 6–032,500
November 19LSU*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR (rivalry)
L 7–1335,000[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "1955 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  3. ^ "Razorbacks hold, beat Texas, 27–20". The Commercial Appeal. October 16, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ole Miss powerhouse trims Arkansas, 17–7". The Commercial Appeal. October 23, 1955. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Johns leads LSU by Porkers, 13–7". The Birmingham News. November 20, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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