1955 Arkansas State Indians football team

1955 Arkansas State Indians football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3
Head coach	Gene Harlow (1st season)
Home stadium	Kays Stadium

1955 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Centre			–					8	–	0	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					9	–	1	–	0
Delaware			–					8	–	1	–	0
Louisville			–					7	–	2	–	0
Tampa			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 18 Navy			–					6	–	2	–	1
Arkansas State			–					6	–	3	–	0
No. 14 Miami (FL)			–					6	–	3	–	0
Chattanooga			–					5	–	4	–	1
Florida State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Memphis State			–					2	–	7	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					1	–	8	–	0
Sewanee			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State College—now known as Arkansas State University—as an independent during the 1955 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Gene Harlow, the Indians compiled a record of 6–3.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 24	Lewis (IL)	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 41–6
October 8	Florence State	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 7–12	[2]
October 15	Murray State	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 6–13	[3]
October 22	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	W 21–12	[4]
October 29	at Memphis State	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 21–20	[5]
November 5	at Austin	Sherman, TX	W 40–19
November 12	at Tennessee Tech	Overall Field Cookeville, TN	W 27–20	[6]
November 19	at Austin Peay	Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	L 6–19	[7]
November 24	Arkansas Tech	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 33–6

References

1. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
2. "Florence State raps Arkansas State, 12–7". The Birmingham News. October 9, 1955. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Murray grabs 13–7 scalp". The Sunday Courier and Press. October 16, 1955. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Arkansas St. hands Lions 2nd defeat". The Daily Advertiser. October 23, 1955. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Memphis State bows, 21 to 20". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 30, 1955. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Arkansas State tips Tech, 27–20". The Nashville Tennessean. November 13, 1955. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Governors clip Arkansas State". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 20, 1955. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.