1955 Army Cadets football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1955
| team = Army Cadets
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| CoachRank = 15
| APRank = 20
| record = 6–3
| head_coach = Earl Blaik
| hc_year = 15th
| captain = Pat Uebel
| stadium = Michie Stadium
}}
{{1955 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1955 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1955 college football season. In their 15th year under head coach Earl Blaik, the Cadets compiled a 6–3 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 256 to 72. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen by a 14 to 6 score. The Cadets also lost to Michigan, Syracuse, and Yale.{{cite web|title=1955 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=August 1, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/army/1955-schedule.html}}
No Army players were honored on the 1955 College Football All-America Team.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1955
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| time =
| w/l = w
| rank = 14
| opponent = Furman
| site_stadium = Michie Stadium
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| score = 81–0
| attend = 17,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-holleder-plays-quarter/138114052/|work=The Baltimore Sun|title=Holleder plays quarterback as Army rips Furman, 81–0|date=September 25, 1955|accessdate=January 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| time =
| w/l = w
| rank = 6
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = Michie Stadium
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| score = 35–6
| attend = 24,200
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 6
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| score = 2–26
| attend = 97,366
| source = {{cite news|title=Even Davy Couldn't Pin This Barr: Barr's 2 Tallies Pace M; Army Suffers 26-2 Setback|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Tommy Devine|date=October 9, 1955|pages=1C, 4C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28976475/even-davy-couldnt-pin-this-barr/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| time =
| w/l = l
| rank = 18
| opponent = Syracuse
| site_stadium = Michie Stadium
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| score = 0–13
| attend = 12,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Columbia
| site_stadium = Michie Stadium
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| score = 45–0
| attend = 22,500
| source = {{cite news |title=Cadets' Power on Ground Crushes Columbia, 45 to 0 |first=Lincoln A. |last=Werden |date=October 23, 1955 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Colgate
| site_stadium = Michie Stadium
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| score = 27–7
| attend = 24,700
| source = {{cite news |title=Holleder Big Gun as Army Rolls over Colgate, 27-7 |first=Dick |last=Young |date=October 30, 1955 |page=104 |newspaper=Sunday News |location=New York, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67909928/1955-colgate-army/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 19
| opponent = Yale
| site_stadium = Yale Bowl
| site_cityst = New Haven, CT
| score = 12–14
| attend = 61,000
| source = {{cite news |title=Underdog Bulldog Takes Army, 14-12 |first=Dick |last=Young |date=November 6, 1955 |page=112 |newspaper=Sunday News |location=New York, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67910070/1955-yale-army/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Penn
| site_stadium = Franklin Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| score = 40–0
| attend = 27,170
| source = {{cite news |title=Army in 40-0 Workout |first=Gene |last=Ward |date=November 13, 1955 |page=105 |newspaper=Sunday News |location=New York, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67911821/1955-penn-army/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 26
| time = 1:15 p.m.
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = Navy
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Philadelphia Municipal Stadium
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename = Army–Navy Game
| tv = NBC
| score = 14–6
| attend =
}}
}}
Game summaries
=Navy=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Navy
|R1=6 |R2=0|R3= 0|R4=0
|Home=Army
|H1= 0|H2= 0|H3= 7|H4= 7}}
{{Clear}}
Roster
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{Army Black Knights football navbox}}
Category:Army Black Knights football seasons
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