1955 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1955 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1955 record	5–4–1 (3–2–1 SWC)
Head coach	Jack Mitchell (1st year)
Captain	Preston Carpenter
Captain	Henry Moore
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium

1955 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#6 TCU $	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
#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 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1955 college football season. In their first year under head coach Jack Mitchell, the Razorbacks compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–2–1 against SWC opponents), finished in fourth place in the SWC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 126 to 114.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 7, 1955	Tulsa*		Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 21–6
September 24, 1955	Oklahoma A&M*	No. 17	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 21–0
October 1, 1955	No. 10 TCU		Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 0–26
October 8, 1955	at Baylor		Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX	L 20–25
October 15, 1955	Texas		War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 27–20
October 22, 1955	at Ole Miss*		Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	L 7–17
October 29, 1955	No. 11 Texas A&M		Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry)	T 7–7
November 5, 1955	at Rice		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	W 10–0
November 12, 1955	at SMU		Ownby Stadium • Dallas, TX	W 6–0
November 19, 1955	LSU*		War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Rivalry)	L 7–13
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

References

↑ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
↑ "1955 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.

Arkansas Razorbacks football

Venues	The Hill (1894–1938) Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (1938–present) War Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1948–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn LSU Missouri: Battle Line Rivalry Ole Miss Texas Texas A&M

Culture & lore	Calling the Hogs Tusk Big Red "Arkansas Fight" Marching band Wildcat offense 2003 Kentucky game 1969 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

National championship seasons in bold

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