1955 Chico State Wildcats football team

1955 Chico State Wildcats football
Conference Far Western Conference
1955 record 7–2 (5–0 FWC)
Head coach Gus Manolis (2nd season)
Home stadium Chico High School Stadium
1955 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Chico State 5 –0 –0  7 –2 –0
Cal Aggies 3 –1 –1  5 –3 –1
San Francisco State 3 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Humboldt State 2 –2 –1  7 –3 –1
Nevada 1 –4 –0  2 –5 –0
Sacramento State 0 –5 –0  1 –6 –0
  • No champion named for 1955 season

The 1955 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College[note 1] during the 1955 college football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1955. They played home games at Chico High School in Chico, California.

The 1955 Wildcats were led by second-year head coach Gus Manolis. Chico State finished the season with a record of seven wins and two losses (7–2, 5–0 FWC). The Wildcats outscored their opponents 194–108 for the season.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 24 at Presidio of San Francisco[note 2]* San Francisco, CA W 12–6  
October 1 at Pepperdine[note 3]* El Camino Stadium • Torrance, CA W 19–13  
October 8 Whittier* Chico High School Stadium • Chico, CA L 7–28[1]  
October 15 San Francisco State[note 4] Chico High School Stadium • Chico, CA W 9–6[2]  
October 22 at Lewis & Clark* Griswold Stadium • Portland, OR L 13–28  
October 29 at Nevada Mackay Stadium[note 5] • Reno, NV W 47–0[3]  
November 5 Sacramento State[note 6] Chico High School Stadium • Chico, CA W 26–7  
November 11 at Cal Aggies[note 7] Aggie Field • Davis, CA W 21–13  
November 19 Humboldt State[note 8] Chico High School Stadium • Chico, CA W 40–7[4]  
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

No Chico State players were selected in the 1956 NFL Draft.[6][7][8]

Notes

  1. ↑ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. ↑ The Presidio of San Francisco was an Army fort from 1848 to 1996. For many years they fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams.
  3. ↑ Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
  4. ↑ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. ↑ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  6. ↑ California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
  7. ↑ University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  8. ↑ Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1972.

References

  1. ↑ "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 9, 1955. p. 43. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 16, 1955. p. 45. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 30, 1955. p. 25. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Chico State Wins In Last Quarter". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 19, 1955. p. 14. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "1955 - Cal St.-Chico". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  6. ↑ "1956 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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