1955 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1955 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1955 college football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. In their second year under head coach Andy Pilney, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record.

1955 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	5–4–1 (3–3–1 SEC)
Head coach	Andy Pilney (2nd season)
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium
Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Ole Miss $	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Auburn	5	–	2	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
No. 7 Georgia Tech	4	–	1	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Mississippi State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Tulane	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
LSU	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	2
Florida	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Georgia	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Alabama	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	VMI*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 20–7		[1]
September 24	at Texas*	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 21–35	30,000	[2]
October 1	Northwestern*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 21–0	20,000	[3]
October 8	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 0–14		[4]
October 15	Ole Miss	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 13–27	25,000	[5]
October 22	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	W 14–0		[6]
October 29	No. 8 Auburn	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	W 27–13	35,000	[7]
November 5	vs. Alabama	Ladd Memorial Stadium Mobile, AL	W 27–7	17,301	[8]
November 12	Vanderbilt	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 7–20		[9]
November 26	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	T 13–13	55,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game