1955 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

American college football season

1955 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football

OVC champion

Conference| Ohio Valley Conference
Record| 7–3 (5–0 OVC)
Head coach|

* Wilburn Tucker (2nd season)

Captains|

* Dean Kirk
* Joe Mac Reeves

Home stadium| Overall Field

Seasons

<- 1954

1956 ->

1955 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Tennessee Tech $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Middle Tennessee | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Eastern Kentucky | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Murray State | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Western Kentucky | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Morehead State | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1955 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Polytechnic Institute (TPI)—now known as Tennessee Tech–as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Wilburn Tucker, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the OVC title. The team's co-captains were Dean Kirk and Joe Mac Reeves.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 17| | Florence State*|

* Overall Field
* Cookeville, TN

| W 26–7| 6,000| [2]
September 24| | Murray State|

* Overall Field
* Cookeville, TN

| W 20–7| 5,000| [3]
October 1| | at Morehead State| Morehead, KY| W 55–0| | [4]
October 8| | Eastern Kentucky|

* Overall Field
* Cookeville, TN

| W 13–7| 9,000| [5]
October 15| | at Memphis State*|

* Crump Stadium
* Memphis, TN

| L 12–20| | [6]
October 22| | at Western Kentucky| Bowling Green, KY| W 19–7| | [7]
October 29| 7:00 p.m.| at East Tennessee State*| Johnson City, TN| L 6–14| 3,000| [8][9][10]
November 5| | Austin Peay*|

* Overall Field
* Cookeville, TN

| W 37–7| | [11]
November 12| | Arkansas State*|

* Overall Field
* Cookeville, TN

| L 20–27| | [12]
November 24| | at Middle Tennessee|

* Horace Jones Field
* Murfreesboro, TN

| W 55–14| 10,000| [13]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* All times are in Central time

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## References

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1. ^ "Tennessee Tech Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Tennessee Tech Athletics. 2021. p. 130. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
2. ^ Bolser, Harry (September 18, 1955). "Tennessee Tech Romps, 26 to 7, In First Game". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 27. Retrieved October 13, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
3. ^ Bates, George (September 25, 1955). "Tennessee Tech Downs Murray 20 to 7". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 33. Retrieved October 13, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ "Tennessee Tech Stuns Morehead 55-0 In OVC". The Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. Associated Press. October 2, 1955. p. 3C. Retrieved October 14, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "Tennessee Tech Rambles 13 to 7". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. October 9, 1955. p. 27. Retrieved October 14, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ "Memphis State upsets Eagles". The Tennessean. October 16, 1955. Retrieved September 21, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Carrico, Johnny (October 23, 1955). "Late Tech Rally Dumps Western". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 34. Retrieved October 14, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
8. ^ "ETSC To Play Tennessee Tech Here Tonight". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 29, 1955. p. 11. Retrieved October 14, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
9. ^ "ETSC Upsets Tennessee Tech' Eleven, 14 To 6". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 30, 1955. p. 1B. Retrieved October 14, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
10. ^ "Bucs Upset TPI (continued)". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 30, 1955. p. 5B. Retrieved October 14, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
11. ^ "Tennessee Tech Routs Governors". The Chattanooga Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. November 7, 1955. p. 14. Retrieved October 14, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
12. ^ "Arkansas State Beats TPI 27-20". The Chattanooga Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. November 14, 1955. p. 12. Retrieved October 14, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
13. ^ Short, George (November 25, 1955). "TPI Crushes Middle Tennessee 55-14 for OVC Title". The Chattanooga Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. p. 36. Retrieved October 14, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
14. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1955 Tennessee Tech)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.

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Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football

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* Tucker Stadium (1966–present)

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* 1972 Grantland Rice Bowl
* Austin Peay, Tennessee State, UT Martin: Sgt. York Trophy

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Ohio Valley Conference football champions

Pre-divisional|

* Evansville & Murray State (1948)
* Evansville (1949)
* Murray State (1950)
* Murray State (1951)
* Tennessee Tech & Western Kentucky (1952)
* Tennessee Tech (1953)
* Eastern Kentucky (1954)
* Tennessee Tech (1955)

NCAA College Division|

* Middle Tennessee (1956)
* Middle Tennessee (1957)
* Middle Tennessee & Tennessee Tech (1958)
* Middle Tennessee & Tennessee Tech (1959)
* Tennessee Tech (1960)
* Tennessee Tech (1961)
* East Tennessee State, Eastern Kentucky, Middle Tennessee, & Morehead State (1962)
* Western Kentucky (1963)
* Middle Tennessee (1964)
* Middle Tennessee (1965)
* Morehead State (1966)
* Eastern Kentucky (1967)
* Eastern Kentucky (1968)
* East Tennessee State (1969)
* Western Kentucky (1970)
* Western Kentucky (1971)
* Tennessee Tech (1972)

Division II|

* Western Kentucky (1973)
* Eastern Kentucky (1974)
* Tennessee Tech & Western Kentucky† (1975)
* Eastern Kentucky (1976)
* Austin Peay (1977)
* Western Kentucky (1978)

I-AA/FCS|

* Murray State (1979)
* Western Kentucky (1980)
* Eastern Kentucky (1981)
* Eastern Kentucky (1982)
* Eastern Kentucky (1983)
* Eastern Kentucky (1984)
* Middle Tennessee (1985)
* Eastern Kentucky & Murray State (1986)
* Eastern Kentucky & Youngstown State (1987)
* Eastern Kentucky (1988)
* Middle Tennessee (1989)
* Eastern Kentucky & Middle Tennessee (1990)
* Eastern Kentucky (1991)
* Middle Tennessee (1992)
* Eastern Kentucky (1993)
* Eastern Kentucky (1994)
* Murray State (1995)
* Murray State (1996)
* Eastern Kentucky (1997)
* Tennessee State (1998)
* Tennessee State (1999)
* Western Kentucky (2000)
* Eastern Illinois (2001)
* Eastern Illinois & Murray State (2002)
* Jacksonville State (2003)
* Jacksonville State (2004)
* Eastern Illinois (2005)
* Eastern Illinois & Tennessee–Martin (2006)
* Eastern Kentucky (2007)
* Eastern Kentucky (2008)
* Eastern Illinois (2009)
* Southeast Missouri State (2010)
* Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, & Tennessee Tech (2011)
* Eastern Illinois (2012)
* Eastern Illinois (2013)
* Jacksonville State (2014)
* Jacksonville State (2015)
* Jacksonville State (2016)
* Jacksonville State (2017)
* Jacksonville State (2018)
* Austin Peay & Southeast Missouri State (2019)
* Jacksonville State (2020)
* UT Martin (2021)
* Southeast Missouri State & UT Martin (2022)

National championships in bold
† WKU claims a co-championship, while both the OVC and Tennessee Tech state it is not shared
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