1955 Chico State Wildcats football team

1955 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record7–2 (5–0 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumChico High School Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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 2 – 6 – 0
  • No conference champion was named for the 1955 season.

The 1955 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Gus Manolis, Chico State compiled an overall record of 7–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, placing first in the FWC, although no conference championship was awarded. The team outscored its opponents 194 to 108 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at Chico High School Stadium in Chico, California.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24at Presidio of San Francisco[note 1]*San Francisco, CAW 12–6
October 1at Pepperdine*
W 19–13
October 8Whittier*
L 7–28[1]
October 15San Francisco State
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 9–6[2]
October 22at Lewis & Clark*
L 13–28
October 29at Nevada
W 47–0[4]
November 5Sacramento State
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 26–7
November 11at Cal Aggies
W 21–13
November 19Humboldt State
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 40–7[5]
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 9, 1955. p. 43. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 16, 1955. p. 45. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 30, 1955. p. 25. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ "Chico State Wins In Last Quarter". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 19, 1955. p. 14. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "1955 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
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