1955 Tulane
5–4–1 (3–3–1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Andy Pilney. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northwestern 21–0Oct 1
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs VMI | W 20–7 | 54% |
| Sep 24 | at Texas | L 21–35 | 30% |
| Oct 1 | vs Northwestern | W 21–0 | 57% |
| Oct 8 | at Mississippi State | L 0–14 | 28% |
| Oct 15 | vs Ole Miss | L 13–27 | 29% |
| Oct 22 | at Georgia | W 14–0 | 28% |
| Oct 29 | vs Auburn | W 27–13 | 32% |
| Nov 5 | at Alabama | W 27–7 | 59% |
| Nov 12 | vs Vanderbilt | L 7–20 | 56% |
| Nov 26 | at LSU | T 13–13 | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied LSU 13–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 5–4–1
- Conference
- 3–3–1 tied for 6th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 163–136
- Coach
- Andy Pilney
- Elo
- 1491 +84 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 7.8 No. 34 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1956
The 1956 draft| Rd 6 | Tony Sardisco LB | San Francisco 49ers |
All-SEC
2 second teamSecond team
Tony SardiscoOGAP-2; UP-2- Ronnie QuilanFBAP-3; UP-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 Southeastern Conference standings
| 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.