1955 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1955 West Virginia Mountaineers football
SoCon champion
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 19
1955 record	8–2 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Art Lewis
Home stadium	Old Mountaineer Field (38,000)

1955 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#19 West Virginia $	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Virginia Tech	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Davidson	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
George Washington	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Richmond	3	–	2	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
The Citadel	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Furman	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
William & Mary	1	–	3	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
VMI	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Washington and Lee	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the regular season with an 8–2 record, including a perfect 4–0 conference record. They finished with a ranking of #17 in the Coaches' Poll and #19 in the AP Poll.

1955 Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
1955-09-24		Richmond		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV		W 33–12	21,000
1955-10-01		Wake Forest*	No. 13	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV		W 46–0	25,000
1955-10-08		vs. Virginia Military	No. 11	Mitchell Stadium • Bluefield, WV		W 47–12	11,000
1955-10-15		William & Mary	No. 10	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV		W 39–13	22,000
1955-10-22		Penn State*	No. 8	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)		W 21–7	34,400
1955-10-29		at Marquette*	No. 7	Marquette Stadium • Milwaukee, WI		W 39–0	16,000
1955-11-04		at George Washington	No. 7	Griffith Stadium • Washington, DC		W 13–7	22,500
1955-11-12		at No. 17 Pittsburgh*	No. 6	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)		L 7–26	57,996
1955-11-19		Syracuse*	No. 13	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)		L 13–20	22,000
1955-11-25		at North Carolina State*		Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC		W 27–7	4,500
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. All times are in Eastern Time.

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