1955 SMU
4–6 (2–4 Southwest Conference), coached by Chalmer Woodward. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Rice 20–0Oct 15
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | at Notre Dame | L 0–17 | 27% |
| Oct 1 | at Georgia Tech | L 7–20 | 27% |
| Oct 7 | vs Missouri | W 13–6 | 70% |
| Oct 15 | vs Rice | W 20–0 | 47% |
| Oct 22 | at Kansas | W 33–14 | 73% |
| Oct 29 | vs Texas | L 18–19 | 67% |
| Nov 5 | at Texas A&M | L 2–13 | 44% |
| Nov 12 | vs Arkansas | L 0–6 | 57% |
| Nov 19 | at Baylor | W 12–0 | 42% |
| Nov 26 | at TCU | L 13–20 | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to TCU 20–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 16
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
- 4–6
- Conference
- 2–4 tied for 5th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 16
- Points
- 118–115
- Coach
- Chalmer Woodward
- Elo
- 1567 −1 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 11.3 No. 23 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Forrest Gregg and David Hawk
Drafted in 1956
The 1956 draft| Rd 2 | Forrest Gregg OT | Green Bay Packers |
| Rd 3 | Don McIlhenny B | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 3 | John Roach QB | Chicago Cardinals |
| Rd 3 | John Marshall B | Los Angeles Rams |
All-Southwest Conference
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Forrest GreggOTAP-1
Second team
- John RoachBAP-2
- Don GossOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1955 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1955 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 5–1 | 9–2 | 6 |
| Texas A&M | 4–1–1 | 7–2–1 | 17 |
| Texas | 4–2 | 5–5 | |
| Arkansas | 3–2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Baylor | 2–4 | 5–5 | |
| SMU | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
| Rice | 0–6 | 2–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.