1955 Memphis State Tigers football team

The 1955 Memphis State Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Memphis State College (now known as the University of Memphis) as an independent during the 1955 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Ralph Hatley, Memphis State compiled a 2–7 record.

1955 Memphis State Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–7
Head coach	Ralph Hatley (9th season)
Home stadium	Crump Stadium
Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Southern college football independents records

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Trinity (TX)	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	L 0–6		[1]
October 1	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 0–33		[2]
October 8	at Murray State	Cutchin Stadium Murray, KY	W 20–7		[3]
October 15	Tennessee Tech	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	W 20–12		[4]
October 21	Mississippi Southern	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 14–34	9,189	[5]
October 29	Arkansas State	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 20–21		[6]
November 5	No. 15 Ole Miss	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 6–39		[7]
November 12	at Kentucky	Stoll Field Lexington, KY	L 7–41		[8]
November 24	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 7–25	6,500	[9]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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