1955 Navy Midshipmen football team

1955 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 18
Record6–2–1
Head coach
CaptainPhil Monahan
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre     8 0 0
Mississippi Southern     9 1 0
Delaware     8 1 0
Louisville     7 2 0
Tampa     7 2 0
No. 18 Navy     6 2 1
Arkansas State     6 3 0
No. 14 Miami (FL)     6 3 0
Chattanooga     5 4 1
Florida State     5 5 0
Memphis State     2 7 0
Howard (AL)     1 8 0
Sewanee     1 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1955 college football season. They began the season ranked No. 8 in the pre-season AP Poll.[1] The team was led by sixth-year head coach Eddie Erdelatz.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Navy (MD) 1955 AP Football Rankings - College Poll Archive - Historical College Football and Basketball Polls and Rankings". www.collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 192. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.