1955 Occidental Tigers football team

1955 Occidental Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record6–2 (2–2 SCIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPatterson Field
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pomona-Claremont $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Whittier 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Occidental 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Redlands 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Caltech 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1955 Occidental Tigers football team represented Occidental College in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) during the 1955 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Roy Dennis, the Tigers compiled a 6–2 record (2–2 against SCIAC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 141 to 69. The team played its home games at Patterson Field in Los Angeles.

Two Occidental players were selected as first-team players on the 1955 All-SCIAC team: junior end Jim Mora and senior fullback Don Lyon. Three others were named to the second team: junior quarterback Jack Kemp, junior tackle Ron Botchan, and senior guard Manuel Murietta.[1] Lyon led the SCIAC in rushing with 478 yards; Mora led the league in receiving with 19 catches for 319 yards; Kemp led the league with 70.1 passing yards per game.[1]

Three members of Occidental's 1955 team went on to play professional football: Jack Kemp; Jim Mora; and Ron Botchan.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Long Beach State*
W 21–6[2]
September 30at Santa Barbara*
W 13–0
October 7Los Angeles State*
  • Patterson Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 16–7[3][4]
October 14Whittier
  • Patterson Field
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
L 0–7[5]
October 28Redlandsdagger
  • Patterson Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 13–74,000[6]
November 4at Cal Aggies*
W 30–6[7]
November 12at Caltech
W 35–72,500[8][9]
November 19at Pomona-ClaremontClaremont, CAL 13–296,000[10][11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

  1. ^ a b "Oxy's Mora Tabbed on Li'l Coast 11". The Pasadena Independent. December 1, 1955. p. 44 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "State Bows to Oxy in Grid Debut, 21-6". Long Beach Independent. September 24, 1955 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Occidental Hosts L.A. State Squad". Los Angeles Times. October 7, 1955. p. IV-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Oxy Triumphs Over L.A. State". Los Angeles Times. October 8, 1955. p. III-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Long Pass Nets Whittier 7-0 Win Over Oxy". Los Angeles Times. October 15, 1955. p. III-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Terry Kupfer (October 29, 1955). "Occidental in 13-7 Triumph Over Redlands". The Daily Sun (San Bernardino). p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Oxy Bowls Over Cal Ags, 30-6". Los Angeles Times. November 5, 1955. p. I-9 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Oxy, Caltech Play Tonight". Los Angeles Times. November 12, 1955. p. I-9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Occidental Beats Caltech, 35 to 7". Los Angeles Times. November 13, 1955. p. II-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Bion Abbott (November 19, 1955). "Oxy Faces Pomona for 56th Time". Los Angeles Times. p. III-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Bion Abbott (November 20, 1955). "Alert Sagehens Thump Tigers, 29-13". Los Angeles Times. p. II-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 28, 2024.