1955 Florida Gators football team

1955 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1955 record	4–6 (3–5 10th SEC)
Head coach	Bob Woodruff
Home stadium	Florida Field

1955 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#10 Ole Miss $	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#8 Auburn	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
#7 Georgia Tech	4	–	1	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Mississippi State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Tulane	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
LSU	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	2
Florida	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Georgia	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Alabama	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1955 college football season. The season was Bob Woodruff's sixth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators played their only eight-game Southeastern Conference schedule before the 1990s, and probably the most difficult of the 1950s. The standout Gator players included offensive and defensive tackle John Barrow, halfback and punter Don Chandler, two-way halfback Jackie Simpson and defensive back John Symank. The highlights of the 1955 season included three conference victories over the Mississippi State Bulldogs (20–14), LSU Tigers (18–14) and Georgia Bulldogs (19–13). The Gators closed out the season with a knife's edge 6–7 road loss to the Miami Hurricanes in their home stadium in Miami, Florida. Woodruff's 1955 Florida Gators finished 4–6 overall and 3–5 in the SEC, placing tenth of twelve teams in the conference.^[1]

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
9–17–1955	Mississippi State		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 20–14
9–24–1955	No. 2 Georgia Tech	No. 19	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	L 7–14
10–1–1955	Auburn		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama	L 0–13
10–8–1955	George Washington*		Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	W 28–0
10–15–1955	LSU		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 18–14
10–22–1955	Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky	L 7–10
11–5–1955	Georgia		Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	W 19–13
11–12–1955	Tennessee		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida (HC)	L 0–20
11–19–1955	Vanderbilt		Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee	L 6–21
11–26–1955	No. 14 Miami*		Burdine Stadium • Miami, Florida	L 6–7
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.^[1]

References

1. 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.