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Louisiana State Football Team History

Louisiana State Tigers

Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
Founded: 1860
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Capacity: 92,400
Colors: Purple & Gole
Coach: Paul Dietzel
Conference: Southeastern-

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1893 <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024

1955 Season Highlights

Paul Dietzel enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Louisiana State.

1955 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Kentucky	19	7	W
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Texas A&M	0	28	L	@ Dallas, TX
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Rice	20	20	T
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Georgia Tech	0	7	L
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Florida	14	18	L
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Mississippi	26	29	L
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Maryland	0	13	L
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Mississippi State	34	7	W
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Arkansas	13	7	W	@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Nov. 26	vs. Tulane	13	13	T

1955 Season Totals
Record	3-5 -2
Points Scored	139
Scoring Average	13.9
Points Allowed	149
Defense Average	14.9
Opponents Record	64-33
Conference Record	2-3
Home Record	2-2 -1
Away Record	1-3 -1

1955 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1955 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Mississippi	10-1	265	110	Won 14-13	5-1	135	73	John H. Vaught
Auburn	8-2-1	224	123	Lost 13-25	5-2-1	136	117	Ralph Shug Jordan
Georgia Tech	9-1-1	189	46	Won 7-0	4-1-1	87	33	Bobby Dodd
Vanderbilt	8-3	240	86	Won 25-13	4-3	123	66	Arthur L Art Guepe
Mississippi State	6-4	173	142		4-4	120	135	Darrell Royal
Kentucky	6-3-1	178	131		3-3-1	89	108	Blanton Collier
Tennessee	6-3-1	188	92		3-2-1	74	57	Bowden Wyatt
Tulane	5-4-1	163	136		3-3-1	101	94	Anton Andy Pilney
Florida	4-6	111	126		3-5	77	119	George R. Bob Woodruff
Georgia	4-6	173	170		2-5	91	123	Wallace Butts
Louisiana State	3-5-2	139	149		2-3-1	106	81	Paul Dietzel
Alabama	0-10	48	256		0-6	34	155	Jennings B. Ears Whitworth

1955 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1955 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.