1955 Saint Joseph's Pumas football team

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1955 Saint Joseph's Pumas football
ICC co-champion
Conference Indiana Collegiate Conference
Record6–3 (5–1 ICC)
Head coach
Seasons
 1954
1956  
1955 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Evansville + 5 1 06 3 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) + 5 1 06 3 0
Valparaiso 4 2 05 4 0
Butler 3 3 03 5 0
DePauw 2 4 05 4 0
Ball State 1 5 03 5 0
Indiana State 1 5 02 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1955 Saint Joseph's Pumas football team represented Saint Joseph's College as a member of the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Bob Jauron, the Pumas compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the ICC title with Evansville. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 178:00 p.m.vs. Central State (OH) *
L 14–26 [2] [3]
September 24at DePauw Greencastle, IN W 27–13 [4]
October 1 Valparaiso Rensselaer, IN W 26–0 [5]
October 812:30 p.m.at Indiana State W 27–0 [6] [7] [8]
October 15 Butler Rensselaer, INW 28–13 [9]
October 228:00 p.m.at Evansville
L 13–26 [10] [11] [12]
October 29 Ball State Rensselaer, INW 28–0 [13] [14]
November 5 Heidelberg *Rensselaer, INL 13–14 [15]
November 12 Chicago Navy Pier *Rensselaer, INW 39–12 [16]

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