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SWC · 1955 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
4–6
0.400 Win %
Conference
6th
2–4 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
109
1916–2026
All-Time Record
556–569–54
0.494 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1935, 1948
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 10 · Top 25: 18
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 14 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare SMU head-to-head · History & Eras

1955 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI8–2L 0–17
6Week 6 · Oct 4Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC9–1–1L 7–20
7Week 7 · Oct 11Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B81–9W 13–6
8Week 8 · Oct 18Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC2–7–1W 20–0
9Week 9 · Oct 25Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B83–6–1W 33–14
10Week 10 · Nov 1Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC5–5L 18–19
11Week 11 · Nov 8Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC7–2–1L 2–13
12Week 12 · Nov 15Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC5–4–1L 0–6
13Week 13 · Nov 22Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC5–5W 12–0
14Week 14 · Nov 29TCUH2HIND SWC9–2L 13–20

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.919
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-5
-16+11
  • Baylor +5
  • Kansas +3
  • Rice +2
  • Missouri +1
  • Georgia Tech -1
  • Notre Dame -2
  • Texas A&M -2
  • TCU -2
  • Arkansas -4
  • Texas -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #66Better than 53%
Win % Place 72ndBetter than 48%

0.400 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#72W12#67W13#67W14#67Regular Season Final#66Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-17
-13
+7
+20
+19
-1
-11
-6
+12
-7

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#371950#711951#571952#501953#261954

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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