1955 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

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1955 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
Refrigerator Bowl champion
Conference Alabama Intercollegiate Conference
Record10–1 (2–1 AIC)
Head coach
Home stadium College Bowl
Seasons
←  1954
1956  →

The 1955 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State Teachers College (now known as Jacksonville State University) as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Don Salls, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play and a victory over Rhode Island at the Refrigerator Bowl.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Chattanooga *
W 12–0 [1]
September 24 Maryville (TN) *
W 7–0 [2]
October 1 Carson–Newman *
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 39–0 [3]
October 8at Livingston State
W 13–0 [4]
October 15at Troy State
W 12–0 [5]
October 22 Austin Peay *
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 20–0 [6]
October 29at South Georgia * Douglas, GA W 36–12 [7]
November 5 William Carey *
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 21–0 [8]
November 12at Florence State
L 7–21 [9]
November 19vs. Howard (AL) *
W 67–24 [10]
December 4vs. Rhode Island *
W 12–107,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "Gamecocks stun Mocs, 12 to 0". The Anniston Star. September 17, 1955. Retrieved December 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Scots bow by 7–0 to Jacksonville". The Knoxville Journal. September 25, 1955. Retrieved December 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Eagles fall to Teachers by 39 to 0". The Knoxville Journal. October 2, 1955. Retrieved December 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Jacksonville rips Livingston". The Anniston Star. October 9, 1955. Retrieved December 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Jacksonville rally beats Troy". The Anniston Star. October 16, 1955. Retrieved December 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Jax rumbles past Austin Peay, 20–0". The Birmingham News. October 23, 1955. Retrieved December 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "South Georgia scores on Jax". The Birmingham News. October 30, 1955. Retrieved December 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Jaxmen take Carey College for 21–0 win". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 6, 1955. Retrieved December 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Florence topples unbeaten Jaxmen". The Huntsville Times. November 13, 1955. Retrieved December 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Harrison, Bruce (November 20, 1955). "Bowl-Bound Jaxmen Crush Howard, 67–24". The Anniston Star. Retrieved December 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Jacksonville rips Rhode Island, 12–10". The Evansville Courier. December 5, 1955. Retrieved December 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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