Eastern Michigan Football Team History
Eastern Michigan Eagles
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI
Founded: 1849 Stadium: Rynearson Stadium Capacity: 30,200 Colors: Green & White Coach: Fred Trosko Conference: Interstate Collegiate Athletic-
1955 Season Highlights
Fred Trosko enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Eastern Michigan.
The Eagles won the Interstate Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship.
1955 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 17 vs. Hope (MI)
27
0
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @ Hillsdale (MI)
6
20
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @ Baldwin-Wallace
20
0
W
Fri., Oct. 7 @ Western Illinois
6
2
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs. Illinois State
25
6
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs. Southern Illinois
7
2
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @ Eastern Illinois
14
7
W
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Central Michigan
20
27
L
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Northern Illinois
13
6
W
1955 Season Totals
Record 7-2
Points Scored 138
Scoring Average 15.3
Points Allowed 70
Defense Average 7.8
Opponents Record 8-9
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 4-1
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1955 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1955 All Interstate Collegiate Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.