1955 East Texas State Lions football team

1955 East Texas State Lions football
LSC co-champion
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record5–4–1 (5–1 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sam Houston State + 5 1 0 6 1 2
Southwest Texas State + 5 1 0 6 1 2
East Texas State + 5 1 0 5 4 1
Stephen F. Austin 2 4 0 5 4 0
Lamar Tech 2 4 0 4 6 0
Texas A&I 2 4 0 4 6 0
Sul Ross 0 6 0 2 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1955 East Texas State Lions football team was an American football team that represented East Texas State Teachers College—now known as Texas A&M University–Commerce–as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Jules V. Sikes, the Lions compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the LSC title with Sam Houston State and Southwest Texas State.[1][2]

  1. ^ "College Football". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 28, 1955. p. 23. Retrieved August 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Lion Football History; Statistics Summary for 1955". Commerce, Texas: Texas A&M University–Commerce Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2022.