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1955 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

The 1955 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State Teachers College (now known as Jacksonville State University) as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Don Salls, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play and a victory over Rhode Island at the Refrigerator Bowl.

1955 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
Refrigerator Bowl champion
ConferenceAlabama Intercollegiate Conference
Record10–1 (2–1 AIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Bowl
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Chattanooga*
W 12–0[1]
September 24Maryville (TN)*
W 7–0[2]
October 1Carson–Newman*
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 39–0[3]
October 8at Livingston State
W 13–0[4]
October 15at Troy State
W 12–0[5]
October 22Austin Peay*
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 20–0[6]
October 29at South Georgia*Douglas, GAW 36–12[7]
November 5William Carey*
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 21–0[8]
November 12at Florence State
L 7–21[9]
November 19vs. Howard (AL)*
W 67–24[10]
December 4vs. Rhode Island*
W 12–107,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "Gamecocks stun Mocs, 12 to 0". The Anniston Star. September 17, 1955. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Scots bow by 7–0 to Jacksonville". The Knoxville Journal. September 25, 1955. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Eagles fall to Teachers by 39 to 0". The Knoxville Journal. October 2, 1955. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Jacksonville rips Livingston". The Anniston Star. October 9, 1955. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Jacksonville rally beats Troy". The Anniston Star. October 16, 1955. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jax rumbles past Austin Peay, 20–0". The Birmingham News. October 23, 1955. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "South Georgia scores on Jax". The Birmingham News. October 30, 1955. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Jaxmen take Carey College for 21–0 win". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 6, 1955. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Florence topples unbeaten Jaxmen". The Huntsville Times. November 13, 1955. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Harrison, Bruce (November 20, 1955). "Bowl-Bound Jaxmen Crush Howard, 67–24". The Anniston Star. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Jacksonville rips Rhode Island, 12–10". The Evansville Courier. December 5, 1955. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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