1955 LSU Tigers football team

1955 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1955 record	3–5–2 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach	Paul Dietzel (1st season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons

1955 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#10 Ole Miss †	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#8 Auburn	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
#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

The 1955 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1955 college football season. Under head coach Paul Dietzel, the Tigers had a record of 3–5–2 with an SEC record of 2–3–1. It was Dietzel's first season as head coach at LSU.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 17	Kentucky		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 19–7
September 24	vs. Texas A&M*	No. 16	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 0–28
October 1	at No. 11 Rice*		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	T 20–20
October 8	No. 4 Georgia Tech		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–7	60,000
October 15	at Florida		Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	L 14–18
October 29	Ole Miss		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)	L 26–29
November 5	at No. 1 Maryland*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 0–13
November 12	No. 18 Mississippi State		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 34–7
November 19	at Arkansas*		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	W 13–7
November 26	Tulane		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	T 13–13	60,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

• Source: LSUSports.net: 1955 LSU football schedule