1955 Northeast Louisiana State Indians football team

The 1955 Northeast Louisiana State Indians football team was an American football team that represented Northeast Louisiana State College (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) in the Gulf States Conference during the 1955 college football season. In their second year under head coach Devone Payne, the team compiled a 4–6 record.

1955 Northeast Louisiana State Indians football
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record4–6 (1–5 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Louisiana Tech $ 6 0 0 9 1 0
McNeese State 5 1 0 7 1 1
Southeastern Louisiana 4 2 0 5 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana 3 3 0 5 4 0
Northwestern State 2 4 0 4 5 0
Northeast Louisiana State 1 5 0 4 6 0
Louisiana College 0 6 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 17Southeastern LouisianaL 0–40[1]
September 24at Stephen F. Austin*Nacogdoches, TXL 6–15[2]
October 1Delta State*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 7–0[3]
October 8Southwestern Louisiana
L 6–26[4]
October 15Western Kentucky*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 21–9[5]
October 22McNeese State
  • Brown Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
L 0–35[6]
October 29Livingston State*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 25–12[7]
November 5at Northwestern State
L 7–28[8]
November 12Louisiana College
  • Brown Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 14–7[9]
November 19at Louisiana Tech
L 14–34[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "Southeastern tromps Northeast, 40–0". Monroe Morning World. September 18, 1955. p. 14. Retrieved January 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "S.F. Austin defeats Northeast, 15 to 6". Monroe Morning World. September 25, 1955. p. 8. Retrieved January 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Delta State has 13-game streak snapped, 7–0". Clarion-Ledger. October 2, 1955. p. 2-2. Retrieved January 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "SLI eleven rumbles over Northeast St, 26–6". The Daily Advertiser. October 9, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved January 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Western loses 21–9 to Louisiana eleven". The Paducah Sun. October 16, 1955. p. 29. Retrieved January 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "M'Neese tips Northeast in GSC tilt, 35–0". Monroe Morning World. October 23, 1955. p. 11. Retrieved January 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Northeast beats Livingston State, 25–12". Monroe Morning World. October 30, 1955. p. 11. Retrieved January 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "NSC raps Northeast". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1955. p. 2A. Retrieved January 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Northeast beats Louisiana College, 14–7". Monroe Morning World. November 13, 1955. p. 11. Retrieved January 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tech wraps up GSC". The Shreveport Times. November 20, 1955. p. 1D. Retrieved January 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.