The 1955 Centre Colonels football team was an American football team that represented Centre College as an independent during the 1955 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach T. Briscoe Inman, the Colonels compiled a perfect 8–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 245 to 53.[1] It was Centre's first perfect season since the 1919 team went 9–0. No Centre team has compiled a perfect season since 1955.
1955 Centre Colonels football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 8–0 |
Head coach |
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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
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 17 | Otterbein | Danville, KY | W 28–13 | 1,500 | [2] | ||
October 1 | at Maryville (TN) | Maryville, TN | W 17–0 | [3] | |||
October 8 | at Washington and Lee | Lexington, VA | W 24–7 | [4][5] | |||
October 15 | Southwestern (TN)![]() | Danville, KY | W 28–13 | 3,000 | [6] | ||
October 22 | Georgetown (KY) | Danville, KY | W 53–0 | [7] | |||
October 29 | at Hanover | Hanover, IN | W 27–13 | [8] | |||
November 5 | Sewanee | Danville, KY | W 28–0 | [9] | |||
November 12 | at Washington & Jefferson | Washington, PA | W 40–7 | [10] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1955 - Centre (KY)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ "Largest Opening Crowd Sees Centre Colonels Win 28-13". The Danville Advocate-Messenger. September 19, 1955. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Centre Whitewashes High-Rated Maryville Elven By 17 To 0". Danville Advocate-Messenger. October 3, 1955. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Earl Ruby (October 9, 1955). "Harmon Keeps Kicking Points And Centre Keeps Winning In Test of Football for Fun". The Courier-Journal. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Ensminger (October 9, 1955). "Centre Trips Up W. & L. 24-7". The Courier-Journal. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Centre Turns Back Southwestern 28-13". The Kentucky Advocate. October 16, 1955. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Centre Colonels Blast Georgetown By 53 To 0". Kentucky Advocate. October 23, 1955. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Johnny Carrico (October 30, 1955). "Unbeaten Centre Plasters Hanover For Sixth Win". The Courier-Journal. p. II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colonels Win 11th As Scott Shows The Way". The Kentucky Advocate. Danville, Kentucky. November 6, 1955. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Ensminger (November 13, 1955). "Centre Ends Unbeaten, Wallops W. & J. 40 to 7". The Courier-Journal. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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