| 1955 Navy Midshipmen football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 20 |
| AP | No. 18 |
| Record | 6–2–1 |
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| Captain | Phil Monahan |
| Home stadium | Thompson Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Centre | – | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Southern | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tampa | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Navy | – | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Miami (FL) | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis State | – | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard (AL) | – | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | – | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1955 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1955 college football season. They began the season ranked No. 8 in the pre-season AP Poll. [1] The team was led by sixth-year head coach Eddie Erdelatz. [2] [3]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | William & Mary  | No. 9 | W 7–0 | [4] | ||||
| October 1 | at South Carolina | No. 15 | W 26–0 | 28,000 | [5] | |||
| October 8 | vs. Pittsburgh | No. 12 | W 21–0 | |||||
| October 15 | at Penn State | No. 8 | W 34–14 | 32,209 | ||||
| October 22 | at Penn | No. 4 | W 33–0 | 34,543 | [6] | |||
| October 29 | at No. 9 Notre Dame | No. 4 | L 7–21 | 59,475 | ||||
| November 5 | vs. Duke | No. 9 |
| T 7–7 | 27,119 | [7] | ||
| November 12 | at Columbia | No. 13 | NBC | W 47–0 | 28,000 | [8] | ||
| November 26 | 1:15 p.m. | vs. Army | No. 11 |
| NBC | L 6–14 | ||
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