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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024
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
  Record7-2
  Points Scored138
  Scoring Average15.3
  Points Allowed70
  Defense Average7.8
  Opponents Record8-9
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record4-1
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1955 Interstate Collegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Central Michigan 8-132779   Bill Kelly
Eastern Michigan 7-213870   Fred Trosko

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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.