1955 William & Mary Indians football team

1955 William & Mary Indians football
1955 William & Mary Indians football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	1–7–1 (1–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Jack Freeman (4th season);
Captain	Al Grieco, Bill Marfizo
Home stadium	Cary Field
	Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

The 1955 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1955 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jack Freeman the Indians compiled an overall record of 1–7–1 with a mark of 1–3–1 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SoCon. William & Mary played home games at Cary Field in Williamsburg, Virginia.

1955 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 19 West Virginia $	4	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
VPI	2	–	1	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Davidson	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
George Washington	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Richmond	3	–	2	–	2	4	–	3	–	2
The Citadel	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Furman	1	–	1	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
William & Mary	1	–	3	–	1	1	–	7	–	1
VMI	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
Washington and Lee	0	–	1	–	0	0	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24		at No. 9 Navy*	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–7		^[1]
October 1		VPI	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 7–14	12,000+	^[2]
October 8	2:30 p.m.	at No. 13 Duke*	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 7–47	15,000	^[3]
October 15		at No. 10 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 13–39	22,000	^[4]
October 22		George Washington	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 0–16	4,000	^[5]
October 29		VMI	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	W 20–13	10,000	^[6]
November 5		at Wake Forest*	Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC	L 7–13	4,500	^[7]
November 19		at NC State*	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 21–28	9,000	^[8]
November 24		at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	T 6–6	11,000	^[9]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position
1956	6	1	62	Bob Lusk	Detroit Lions	Center
1956	14	12	169	Charlie Sidwell	Cleveland Browns	Back

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^ "West Virginia roars past W-M, 39–13". The Knoxville Journal. October 16, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sub quarterback Looney leads George Washington over W&M, 16–0". The Progress-Index. October 23, 1955. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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^ "Parham paces Wake over Indians, 13–7". The Charlotte Observer. November 6, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Marinkov's long runs lead Pack". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 20, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "'Next year' arrived for the Spiders, but W&M defense didn't get the word". The Richmond News Leader. November 25, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1955 William & Mary Tribe Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2024.

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