1955 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football | |
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OVC champion | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 7–3 (5–0 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Dean Kirk, Joe Mac Reeves |
Home stadium | Overall Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Polytechnic Institute—now known as Tennessee Technological University–as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Wilburn Tucker, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the OVC title. The team's co-captains were Dean Kirk and Joe Mac Reeves. [1]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 17 | Florence State* |
| W 26–7 | 6,000 | [2] | |
September 24 | Murray State |
| W 20–7 | 5,000 | [3] | |
October 1 | at Morehead State | Morehead, KY | W 55–0 | [4] | ||
October 8 |
Eastern Kentucky![]() |
| W 13–7 | 9,000 | [5] | |
October 15 | at Memphis State* | L 12–20 | [6] | |||
October 22 | at Western Kentucky | Bowling Green, KY | W 19–7 | [7] | ||
October 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at East Tennessee State* | Johnson City, TN | L 6–14 | 3,000 | [8] [9] [10] |
November 5 | Austin Peay* |
| W 37–7 | [11] | ||
November 12 | Arkansas State* |
| L 20–27 | [12] | ||
November 24 | at Middle Tennessee | W 55–14 | 10,000 | [13] | ||
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1955 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football | |
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OVC champion | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 7–3 (5–0 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Dean Kirk, Joe Mac Reeves |
Home stadium | Overall Field |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Polytechnic Institute—now known as Tennessee Technological University–as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Wilburn Tucker, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the OVC title. The team's co-captains were Dean Kirk and Joe Mac Reeves. [1]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 17 | Florence State* |
| W 26–7 | 6,000 | [2] | |
September 24 | Murray State |
| W 20–7 | 5,000 | [3] | |
October 1 | at Morehead State | Morehead, KY | W 55–0 | [4] | ||
October 8 |
Eastern Kentucky![]() |
| W 13–7 | 9,000 | [5] | |
October 15 | at Memphis State* | L 12–20 | [6] | |||
October 22 | at Western Kentucky | Bowling Green, KY | W 19–7 | [7] | ||
October 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at East Tennessee State* | Johnson City, TN | L 6–14 | 3,000 | [8] [9] [10] |
November 5 | Austin Peay* |
| W 37–7 | [11] | ||
November 12 | Arkansas State* |
| L 20–27 | [12] | ||
November 24 | at Middle Tennessee | W 55–14 | 10,000 | [13] | ||
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