1955 Chico State Wildcats football team

The 1955 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Gus Manolis, Chico State compiled an overall record of 7–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, placing first in the FWC, although no conference championship was awarded. The team outscored its opponents 194 to 108 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at Chico High School Stadium in Chico, California.

1955 Chico State Wildcats football
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	7–2 (5–0 FWC)
Head coach	Gus Manolis (2nd season)
Home stadium	Chico High School Stadium
Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Far Western Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Chico State	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Cal Aggies	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
San Francisco State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Humboldt State	2	–	2	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Nevada	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Sacramento State	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
No conference champion was named for the 1955 season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 24	at Presidio of San Francisco^[note 1]*	San Francisco, CA	W 12–6
October 1	at Pepperdine*	El Camino Stadium Torrance, CA	W 19–13
October 8	Whittier*	Chico High School Stadium Chico, CA	L 7–28	^[1]
October 15	San Francisco State	Chico High School Stadium Chico, CA	W 9–6	^[2]
October 22	at Lewis & Clark*	Griswold Stadium Portland, OR	L 13–28
October 29	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium^[note 2] Reno, NV	W 47–0	^[4]
November 5	Sacramento State	Chico High School Stadium Chico, CA	W 26–7
November 11	at Cal Aggies	Aggie Field Davis, CA	W 21–13
November 19	Humboldt State	Chico High School Stadium Chico, CA	W 40–7	^[5]
*Non-conference game

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Notes

1. The Presidio of San Francisco was an Army fort from 1848 to 1996. For many years they fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams.
2. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.^[3]

References

1. "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 9, 1955. p. 43. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
2. "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 16, 1955. p. 45. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
3. "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
4. "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 30, 1955. p. 25. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
5. "Chico State Wins In Last Quarter". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 19, 1955. p. 14. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
6. . Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.