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The 1955 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1955 college football season. In their 13th season under head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled a perfect 10–0 record, won the MWC championship, upset Florida A&M in the Orange Blossom Classic, and outscored opponents by a total of 330 to 54. The team was recognized by the Pittsburgh Courier as the black college football national champion for 1955.[2]
1955 Grambling Tigers football | |
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Black college national champion MAA champion | |
Orange Blossom Classic, W 28–21 vs. Florida A&M | |
Conference | Midwest Athletic Association |
Record | 10–0 (2–0 MAA) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Grambling Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Grambling $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Tennessee A&I | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Lincoln (MO) | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Kentucky State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central State (OH) | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 17 | Paul Quinn* | W 30–0 | [3] | ||||
September 24 | at Alcorn A&M* | W 13–6 | [4] | ||||
October 8 | Tennessee A&I |
| W 12–0 | [5] | |||
October 15 | vs. Bishop* |
| W 80–0 | [6][7] | |||
October 24 | vs. Wiley* | W 20–0 | [8] | ||||
October 29 | Jackson State |
| W 48–7 | [9] | |||
November 5 | Bethune–Cookman* |
| W 26–7 | 10,000 | [10] | ||
November 12 | at Prairie View A&M* | Prairie View, TX | W 26–7 | [11] | |||
November 19 | Arkansas AM&N* |
| W 38–6 | [12] | |||
December 3 | vs. Florida A&M* | W 28–21 | 40,319 | [13] | |||
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