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1955 Florida State

5–⁠5, coached by Thomas Nugent.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 1955, game by game: won vs. NC State 7–0; lost at Miami 0–34; lost vs. Virginia Tech 20–24; lost vs. Georgia 14–47; lost at Georgia Tech 0–34; won vs. Villanova 16–13; won at Furman 19–6; won vs. The Citadel 39–0; lost at Southern Miss 6–21; won at Tampa 26–7+39−34Won 7–0 vs. NC State+7NC StateLost 0–34 at Miami-34MiamiLost 20–24 vs. Virginia Tech-4Virginia TechLost 14–47 vs. Georgia-33GeorgiaLost 0–34 at Georgia Tech-34Georgia TechWon 16–13 vs. Villanova+3VillanovaWon 19–6 at Furman+13FurmanWon 39–0 vs. The Citadel+39The CitadelLost 6–21 at Southern Miss-15Southern MissWon 26–7 at Tampa+19Tampa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsNC StateW 7–⁠067%
Sep 30atMiamiL 0–⁠3429%
Oct 8vsVirginia TechL 20–⁠2443%
Oct 15vsGeorgiaL 14–⁠4753%
Oct 22atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠3413%
Nov 5vsVillanovaW 16–⁠1369%
Nov 11atFurmanW 19–⁠666%
Nov 19vsThe CitadelW 39–⁠076%
Nov 26atSouthern MissL 6–⁠2170%
Dec 3atTampaW 26–⁠774%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tampa 26–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
147–⁠186
Coach
Thomas Nugent
Elo
1416 −52 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−7.2 No. 78 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Bob Crenshaw and Don Powell