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Evergreen champion | |
Conference | Evergreen Conference |
Record | 9–0 (6–0 Evergreen) |
Head coach |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Whitworth $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific Lutheran | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Puget Sound | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Washington | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UBC | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ? | – | ? | – | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Washington | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 Whitworth Pirates football team was an American football team represented Whitworth University of Spokane, Washington, as a member of the Evergreen Conference during the 1955 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach James Lounsberry, the Pirates compiled a perfect 9–0 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the Evergreen Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 185 to 34. [1]
Between November 14, 1953, and September 29, 1956, the Pirates won 21 consecutive games, including back-to-back perfect seasons in 1954 and 1955. [2]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 24 | at Willamette* | Salem, OR | W 13–7 | [3] | |||
October 1 | at Western Washington |
| W 13–0 | [4] | |||
October 8 | at Central Washington | Ellensburg, WA | W 21–6 | [5] | |||
October 15 | Puget Sound |
| W 19–6 | 6,000 | [6] | ||
October 22 | UBC |
| W 48–0 | > 4,000 | [7] | ||
November 5 | at Pacific Lutheran | Tacoma, WA | W 19–9 | [8] | |||
November 12 | Eastern Washington |
| W 25–0 | 1,500 | [9] | ||
November 19 | Montana State* | Spokane, WA | W 20–0 | < 1,000 | [10] | ||
November 24 | at College of Idaho* | Boise, ID | W 7–6 | [11] | |||
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1955 Whitworth Pirates football | |
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Evergreen champion | |
Conference | Evergreen Conference |
Record | 9–0 (6–0 Evergreen) |
Head coach |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Whitworth $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific Lutheran | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Puget Sound | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Washington | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UBC | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ? | – | ? | – | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Washington | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 Whitworth Pirates football team was an American football team represented Whitworth University of Spokane, Washington, as a member of the Evergreen Conference during the 1955 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach James Lounsberry, the Pirates compiled a perfect 9–0 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the Evergreen Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 185 to 34. [1]
Between November 14, 1953, and September 29, 1956, the Pirates won 21 consecutive games, including back-to-back perfect seasons in 1954 and 1955. [2]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 24 | at Willamette* | Salem, OR | W 13–7 | [3] | |||
October 1 | at Western Washington |
| W 13–0 | [4] | |||
October 8 | at Central Washington | Ellensburg, WA | W 21–6 | [5] | |||
October 15 | Puget Sound |
| W 19–6 | 6,000 | [6] | ||
October 22 | UBC |
| W 48–0 | > 4,000 | [7] | ||
November 5 | at Pacific Lutheran | Tacoma, WA | W 19–9 | [8] | |||
November 12 | Eastern Washington |
| W 25–0 | 1,500 | [9] | ||
November 19 | Montana State* | Spokane, WA | W 20–0 | < 1,000 | [10] | ||
November 24 | at College of Idaho* | Boise, ID | W 7–6 | [11] | |||
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