Battle of Backbone Mountain

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1955 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 TCU $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Texas A&M 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Texas 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Arkansas 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Baylor 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
SMU 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Rice 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1955 college football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Bear Bryant in his second season and finished with a record of seven wins, two losses and one tie (7–2–1 overall, 4–1–1 in the SWC).

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at No. 1 UCLA*
L 0–2163,334
September 24vs. No. 16 LSU*
W 28–017,000[1]
October 1Houston*
W 21–326,000
October 8at Nebraska*
W 27–040,000
October 19at No. 7 TCUNo. 19
W 19–16
October 22No. 16 BaylorNo. 12
W 19–737,000
November 2at ArkansasNo. 11
T 7–7
November 5SMUNo. 12
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 13–238,000
November 12at RiceNo. 9
W 20–12
November 24TexasNo. 8
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 6–2141,800[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Sophomorish Aggies pound out 28–0 victory over LSU". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 25, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Scouting plus spirit shock Aggies, 21 to 6". The Austin Statesman. November 25, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1955 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2016.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football_team