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West Virginia

SOCON · 1955 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
8–2
0.800 Win %
Conference
1st
4–0 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
114
1909–2026
All-Time Record
707–482–41
0.591 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
2007
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 28
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 2 Top 10

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

1955 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON4–3–2W 33–12
6Week 6 · Oct 4Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC5–4–1W 46–0
7Week 7 · Oct 11Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON1–9W 47–12
8Week 8 · Oct 18William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON1–7–1W 39–13
9Week 9 · Oct 25Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–4W 21–7
10Week 10 · Nov 1Marquette (MARQUETTE)H2HIND FBSI2–6–1W 39–0
11Week 11 · Nov 8George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)H2HIND SOCON5–4W 13–7
12Week 12 · Nov 15Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 7–26
13Week 13 · Nov 22Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI5–3L 13–20
14Week 14 · Nov 29NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC4–5–1W 27–7

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
1.649
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+20
-7+27
  • Wake Forest +5
  • Penn State +5
  • George Washington +5
  • Richmond +4
  • NC State +4
  • Marquette +2
  • Virginia Military Institute +1
  • William & Mary +1
  • Syracuse -3
  • Pittsburgh -4

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 #13Better than 91%
Win % Place 8thBetter than 95%

0.800 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#7W12#17W13#12W14#13Regular Season Final#13Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+21
+46
+35
+26
+14
+39
+6
-19
-7
+20

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

Final Rank by Season
#1011950#751951#181952#121953#121954

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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