1955 Hillsdale Dales football team

1955 Hillsdale Dales football
MIAA champion
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record9–0 (6–0 MIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hillsdale $ 6 0 0 9 0 0
Kalamazoo 4 2 0 5 3 0
Alma 3 3 0 5 4 0
Hope 3 3 0 4 5 0
Albion 3 3 0 3 5 0
Adrian 2 4 0 4 5 0
Olivet 0 6 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1955 Hillsdale Dales football team was an American football team that represented Hillsdale College in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1955 college football season. In their second year under head coach Muddy Waters, the Dales compiled a 9–0 record (6–0 against MIAA opponents), won the MIAA championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 302 to 86.[1][2] The season was part of Hillsdale's 34-game winning streak extending from 1954 to 1957.[3]

The 1955 team declined an invitation to play in the 1956 Tangerine Bowl due to the organizers' stipulation that Hillsdale's four black players remain at home. One of the black players was Nate Clark who led the country in scoring with 144 points scored in nine games.

  1. ^ "2009 Hillsdale College Football Media Guide". Hillsdale College. p. 62. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "1955 Football Team". Hillsdale College. Retrieved November 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1957 Hillsdale College Football Team". Hillsdale College. Retrieved November 12, 2021.