1955 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
| 1955 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football | |
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| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (2–4 LSC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar Tech | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&I | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sul Ross | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Stephen F. Austin State College—now known as Stephen F. Austin State University—as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by Ted Jefferies in his ninth and final season as head coach, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the LSC.[1]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | Northeast Louisiana State* | Nacogdoches, TX | W 15–6 | [2] | ||
| October 1 | 8:15 p.m. | at Austin* |
| W 14–6 | [3][4] | |
| October 8 | at Lamar Tech | W 20–8 | [5] | |||
| October 15 | at Texas Lutheran* | Seguin, TX | W 64–0 | [6] | ||
| October 22 | Southwest Texas State | Nacogdoches, TX | L 20–26 | 7,000 | [7] | |
| October 29 | Texas A&I | Nacogdoches, TX | L 12–13 | [8] | ||
| November 5 | at Sul Ross | Alpine, TX | W 13–0 | [9] | ||
| November 12 | at East Texas State | L 14–33 | [10] | |||
| November 19 | Sam Houston State | Nacogdoches, TX (rivalry) | L 6–27 | [11] | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ "College Football". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 28, 1955. p. 23. Retrieved August 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "S.F. Austin defeats Northeast, 15 to 6". Monroe Morning World. September 25, 1955. p. 8. Retrieved January 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lumberjacks Play Tonight". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 1, 1955. p. 9. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Lumberjacks Nip Kangaroos". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 3, 1955. p. 16. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Stephen F. Austin Wins Over Lamar Tech, 20-8". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. October 9, 1955. p. 24. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Lumberjacks Rout TLC Bulldogs, 64-0". The American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. October 16, 1955. p. B1. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Bobcats Use Late Rallies To Nip SFA". The American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. October 23, 1955. p. C2. Retrieved January 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Texas A&I Hands SFA 13-12 Loss". Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. Associated Press. October 30, 1955. p. 11. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Lumberjacks Jar Sul Ross By 13-0 Count". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. Associated Press. November 6, 1955. p. 2B. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "East Texas State Rips Lumberjacks". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. Associated Press. November 13, 1955. p. 7B. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Sam Houston State Clips Lumberjacks". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. Associated Press. November 20, 1955. p. 5D. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "1955 Football Schedule". Stephen F. Austin State University. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
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