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1955: Bowls & playoff

Seven games. Five ranked teams lost. Five games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

The week in review

Ranked against ranked

Jan 2, 19561Oklahoma 20, 3Maryland 6Orange BowlBox score
Jan 2, 19562Michigan State 17, 4UCLA 14Rose BowlBox score
Jan 2, 19569Georgia Tech 7, 13Pittsburgh 0Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 2, 195615Ole Miss 14, 7TCU 13upsetCotton BowlBox score
Dec 31, 195519Vanderbilt 25, 10Auburn 13upsetGator BowlBox score

Upsets

Jan 2, 195615Ole Miss 14, 7TCU 13upsetCotton BowlBox score
Dec 31, 195519Vanderbilt 25, 10Auburn 13upsetGator BowlBox score

A ranked team beaten as the betting favorite, or, where no line is on file, by an unranked or lower-ranked team.

FBS vs. FBS

Dec 31, 195519Vanderbilt 25, 10Auburn 13upsetGator BowlBox score
Jan 2, 19569Georgia Tech 7, 13Pittsburgh 0Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 2, 19562Michigan State 17, 4UCLA 14Rose BowlBox score
Jan 2, 195615Ole Miss 14, 7TCU 13upsetCotton BowlBox score
Jan 2, 19561Oklahoma 20, 3Maryland 6Orange BowlBox score
Jan 2, 1956Wyoming 21, Texas Tech 14Sun BowlBox score

Everyone else

Jan 2, 1956Missouri Valley 6, Juniata 6Box score