1955 LSU
3–5–2 (2–3–1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Paul Dietzel. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Mississippi State 34–7Nov 12
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs Kentucky | W 19–7 | 46% |
| Sep 24 | at Texas A&M | L 0–28 | 56% |
| Oct 1 | at Rice | T 20–20 | 24% |
| Oct 8 | vs Georgia Tech | L 0–7 | 30% |
| Oct 15 | at Florida | L 14–18 | 34% |
| Oct 29 | vs Ole Miss | L 26–29 | 30% |
| Nov 5 | at Maryland | L 0–13 | 11% |
| Nov 12 | vs Mississippi State | W 34–7 | 36% |
| Nov 19 | at Arkansas | W 13–7 | 29% |
| Nov 26 | vs Tulane | T 13–13 | 63% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Tulane 13–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 89th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
AP poll, week by week
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Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1955.
- Record
- 3–5–2
- Conference
- 2–3–1 9th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 16
- Points
- 139–149
- Coach
- Paul Dietzel
- Elo
- 1522 +31 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 12.0 No. 18 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-SEC
2 first teamFirst team
Joe TuminelloEAP-1; UP-1- Earl LeggettOTAP-1; UP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1955 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1955 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Miss | 5–1 | 10–1 | 10 |
 Auburn | 5–1–1 | 8–2–1 | 8 |
| Georgia Tech | 4–1–1 | 9–1–1 | 7 |
 Tennessee | 3–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 Vanderbilt | 4–3 | 8–3 | |
| Mississippi State | 4–4 | 6–4 | |
| Kentucky | 3–3–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Tulane | 3–3–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| LSU | 2–3–1 | 3–5–2 | |
| Florida | 3–5 | 4–6 | |
 Georgia | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
 Alabama | 0–7 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.