1955 Idaho State Bengals football team

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1955 Idaho State Bengals football
RMC champion
Conference Rocky Mountain Conference
Record8–1 (6–0 RMC)
Head coach
CaptainLarry Kent, Howard Green
Home stadium Spud Bowl
Seasons
 1954
1956 
1955 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Idaho State $ 6 0 08 1 0
Western State (CO) 6 2 07 3 0
Montana State 3 2 14 4 1
Colorado Mines 2 4 22 5 2
Colorado College 2 6 03 7 0
Colorado State–Greeley 1 6 11 7 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1955 Idaho State Bengals football team was an American football team that represented Idaho State University as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1955 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Babe Caccia, the Bengals compiled an 8–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the RMC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 171 to 70. The team captains were Larry Kent and Howard Green. [1] [2]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17 Pepperdine *W 9–0
September 24 Colorado College
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
W 27–0
October 1at Montana State W 28–14
October 7at Colorado State–Greeley Greeley, CO W 19–0
October 152:30 p.m. Western State (CO) Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
W 14–65,000 [3] [4]
October 21vs. College of Idaho * Boise, ID W 20–19 [5]
October 29Montana State
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
W 20–0
November 5 Colorado Mines
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
W 27–13
November 11at Omaha * Omaha, NE WOW-TV L 7–18 [6] [7]

[8]

After the season

The following Bengal was selected in the 1956 NFL draft after the season. [9]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL club
23271Al Stephenson Tackle Baltimore Colts

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References

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  2. "2011 Idaho State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Idaho State University. 2011. p. 97. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
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  8. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  9. "1956 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.