1955 Juniata Indians football team

1955 Juniata Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0–1
Head coach
CaptainBarry Drexler
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
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

The 1955 Juniata Indians football team was an American football team that represented Juniata College as an independent during the 1955 college football season. In their second and final year under head coach Robert C. Hicks, the Indians compiled a perfect 8–0 record in the regular season and outscored opponents by a total of 240 to 32.[1] They were then invited to play in the 1956 Tangerine Bowl,[2] playing Missouri Valley to a 6–6 tie.

Juniata's triple-threat tailback Pat Tarquinio totaled 1,115 yards of total offense (789 passing yards, 326 rushing yards) during the regular season. End and captain Barry Drexler caught 26 passes for 623 yards and 10 touchdowns.[3]

The 1955 season was part of a seven-year run from 1953 to 1959 during which Juniata compiled a record of 50–2–2, including five undefeated seasons.[4]

The team played its home games at College Field in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.

  1. ^ "1955 - Juniata (PA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  2. ^ Mailand McIlroy (November 26, 1955). "Juniata In Tangerine Bowl Game". The Daily News. Huntingdon and Mount Union, Pennsylvania. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tarquinio And Drexler Set New JC Records". The Daily News. Huntingdon and Mount Union, Pennsylvania. November 26, 1955. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Juniata (PA) Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2023.