1955 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1955 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College—now known as California State University, Sacramento—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Dave Strong, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 2–6 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six tams in the FWC. After going winless in their first season, in 1954, the Hornets won their first game ever in the 1955 opener against Southern Oregon. For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 176 to 70. The Hornets played home games at Grant Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24		at Southern Oregon*	Fuller Field Ashland, OR	W 7–6
October 1	8:00 p.m.	Naval Station Treasure Island	Grant Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 22–0		[1][2]
October 8		Nevada	Grant Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 7–28		[3]
October 15		at Cal Aggies	Aggie Field Davis, CA (rivalry)	L 0–29		[4]
October 22		Santa Barbara*	Grant Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 7–15	2,000	[5]
October 29		at Humboldt State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 6–39	3,000	[6]
November 5		at Chico State	Chico High School Stadium Chico, CA	L 7–26
November 12		San Francisco State	Grant Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 14–33		[7]
*Non-conference game Homecoming