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1955 George Washington Colonials football
Conference Southern Conference
Record5–4 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Griffith Stadium
Seasons
←  1954
1956 →
1955 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 19 West Virginia $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
VPI 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 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as part of the Southern Conference during the 1955 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bo Sherman, the team compiled a 5–4 record (3–2 in the SoCon). [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at VMI
W 25–68,000 [2]
October 1at Virginia*
W 13–013,000 [3]
October 8vs. Florida*
L 0–2818,000 [4]
October 15at Penn*
W 25–617,000 [5]
October 22at William & Mary
W 16–04,000 [6]
October 29at VPI
W 13–710,000 [7]
November 4No. 7 West Virginia
L 7–1322,500 [8]
November 12at Richmond
L 0–75,000 [9]
November 19at No. 2 Maryland*
L 0–1920,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1955 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "84-yard punt return sparks GW to 25–6 victory over Keydets". The Progress-Index. September 25, 1955. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "GW downs Cavaliers by 13 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 2, 1955. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Florida crushes Geo. Washington, 28–0". Fort Myers News-Press. October 9, 1955. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "GW Rolls to 25–6 triumph as Penn loses 13th in row". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 16, 1955. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Sub quarterback Looney leads George Washington over W&M, 16–0". The Progress-Index. October 23, 1955. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Colonials' rally tops Virginia Tech by 13–7 on pair of long drives". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 30, 1955. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "West Virginia moves toward bowl bid". The Shreveport Journal. November 5, 1955. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Spiders tally, then check Colonials, 7–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 13, 1955. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Maryland wins over George Washington, 19 to 0". The Baltimore Sun. November 20, 1955. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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