1955 Boston University Terriers football team

The 1955 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1955 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Aldo Donelli, the team compiled a 2–6 record and was outscored by a total of 174 to 113.

1955 Boston University Terriers football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–6
Head coach	Aldo Donelli (9th season)
Home stadium	Boston University Field

1955 Eastern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Alfred			–					8	–	0	–	0
Drexel			–					8	–	0	–	0
Trinity (CT)			–					7	–	0	–	0
Juniata			–					8	–	0	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	1	–	1
Tufts			–					5	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	2	–	1
No. 20 Army			–					6	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Pittsburgh			–					7	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					6	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Buffalo			–					4	–	4	–	1
Hofstra			–					3	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					2	–	6	–	1
Boston University			–					2	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					2	–	6	–	0
Villanova			–					1	–	9	–	0
Temple			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Penn State	New Beaver Field University Park, PA	L 0–35	20,150
October 1	Connecticut	Boston University Field Boston, MA	L 7–10
October 8	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 12–27	15,000
October 15	Drake	Boston University Field Boston, MA	W 32–2	3,000
October 22	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 12–20	17,000
November 5	NC State	Boston University Field Boston, MA	L 13–40
November 12	Boston College	Boston University Field Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 12–40	25,830
November 19	Temple	Boston University Field Boston, MA	W 25–0	8,000