1955 East Texas State Lions football team

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]

1955 East Texas State Lions football
LSC co-champion
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	5–4–1 (5–1 LSC)
Head coach	Jules V. Sikes (2nd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Lone Star Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	8:00 p.m.	Abilene Christian*	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	T 7–7	6,000	[3][4]
October 1	8:00 p.m.	at Southwestern Louisiana*	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	L 15–20		[5][6]
October 8		at Trinity (TX)*	San Antonio, TX	L 20–35		[7]
October 15		Lamar Tech	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 33–7		[8]
October 22		Austin*	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	L 7–12		[9]
October 29		at Sam Houston State	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 14–0	7,000	[10][11]
November 5		Texas A&I	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 14–7	8,000	[12]
November 12		Stephen F. Austin	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 33–14		[13]
November 19		at Southwest Texas State	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	L 7–27	5,500	[14]
November 24		at Sul Ross	Alpine, TX	W 14–0		[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time