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1955 East Texas State Lions football team
American college football season
The 1955 East Texas State Lions football team was an American football team that represented East Texas State Teachers College—now known as Texas A&M University–Commerce–as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Jules V. Sikes, the Lions compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the LSC title with Sam Houston State and Southwest Texas State.[1][2]
Quick Facts East Texas State Lions football, LSC co-champion ...
| 1955 East Texas State Lions football | |
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LSC co-champion | |
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 5–4–1 (5–1 LSC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar Tech | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&I | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sul Ross | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | 8:00 p.m. | Abilene Christian* | T 7–7 | 6,000 | [3][4] | |
| October 1 | 8:00 p.m. | at Southwestern Louisiana* | L 15–20 | [5][6] | ||
| October 8 | at Trinity (TX)* | San Antonio, TX | L 20–35 | [7] | ||
| October 15 | Lamar Tech |
| W 33–7 | [8] | ||
| October 22 | Austin* |
| L 7–12 | [9] | ||
| October 29 | at Sam Houston State | W 14–0 | 7,000 | [10][11] | ||
| November 5 | Texas A&I |
| W 14–7 | 8,000 | [12] | |
| November 12 | Stephen F. Austin |
| W 33–14 | [13] | ||
| November 19 | at Southwest Texas State |
| L 7–27 | 5,500 | [14] | |
| November 24 | at Sul Ross | Alpine, TX | W 14–0 | [15] | ||
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- "College Football". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 28, 1955. p. 23. Retrieved August 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
. - "Lion Football History; Statistics Summary for 1955". Commerce, Texas: Texas A&M University–Commerce Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- Oliver, Don (September 24, 1955). "East Texas State 11 Seeks Revenge Over ACC Tonight". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. p. 9A. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Oliver, Don (September 25, 1955). "Harber's Passes Earn 7-7 Tie For Wildcats". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. p. 1D. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "SLI Hosts Strong East Texas 11". The Daily Advertiser. Lafayette, Louisiana. September 30, 1955. p. 14. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "SLI Upsets Texans 20-15 in Thrilling Duel". The Daily Advertiser. Lafayette, Louisiana. October 2, 1955. p. 12. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Trinity Overpowers East Texas, 35-20". Wichita Daily Times. Wichita Falls, Texas. Associated Press. October 9, 1955. p. 21. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "East Texas Rambles By Lamar Tech 33-8[sic]". The American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. October 16, 1955. p. B4. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Kangaroos Rout Lions, 12 To 7". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. Associated Press. October 23, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Sam Houston Hosts E. Texas In Homecoming". The Eagle. Bryan, Texas. October 27, 1955. p. 9. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "East Texas State Stuns Bearcats By 14-0 Count". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. Associated Press. October 30, 1955. p. 2B. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "East Texas State Downs A&I, 14-7". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. November 6, 1955. p. 3D. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "East Texas State Rips Lumberjacks". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. Associated Press. November 13, 1955. p. 7B. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Eskew, Charley (November 20, 1955). "'Cats Upset East Texas For Part of LSC Crown". The Austin-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. B2. Retrieved January 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Lions Blank Lobos, Share LSC Crown". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. November 25, 1955. p. 30. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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