1955 East Texas State Lions football team

American college football season

1955 East Texas State Lions football
LSC co-champion
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	5–4–1 (5–1 LSC)
Head coach	Jules V. Sikes (2nd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 19541956 →

1955 Lone Star Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Sam Houston State +	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	1	–	2
Southwest Texas State +	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	1	–	2
East Texas State +	5	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	1
Stephen F. Austin	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Lamar Tech	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Texas A&I	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Sul Ross	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

The 1955 East Texas State Lions football team was an American football team that represented East Texas State Teachers College—now known as Texas A&M University–Commerce–as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Jules V. Sikes, the Lions compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the LSC title with Sam Houston State and Southwest Texas State.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 24	8:00 p.m.	Abilene Christian*	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	T 7–7	6,000
October 1	8:00 p.m.	at Southwestern Louisiana*	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	L 15–20
October 8		at Trinity (TX)*	San Antonio, TX	L 20–35
October 15		Lamar Tech	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 33–7
October 22		Austin*	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	L 7–12
October 29		at Sam Houston State	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 14–0	7,000
November 5		Texas A&I	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 14–7	8,000
November 12		Stephen F. Austin	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 33–14
November 19		at Southwest Texas State	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	L 7–27	5,500
November 24		at Sul Ross	Alpine, TX	W 14–0
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

References

"College Football". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 28, 1955. p. 23. Retrieved August 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
"Lion Football History; Statistics Summary for 1955". Commerce, Texas: Texas A&M University–Commerce Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
Oliver, Don (September 24, 1955). "East Texas State 11 Seeks Revenge Over ACC Tonight". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. p. 9A. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
Oliver, Don (September 25, 1955). "Harber's Passes Earn 7-7 Tie For Wildcats". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. p. 1D. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"SLI Hosts Strong East Texas 11". The Daily Advertiser. Lafayette, Louisiana. September 30, 1955. p. 14. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"SLI Upsets Texans 20-15 in Thrilling Duel". The Daily Advertiser. Lafayette, Louisiana. October 2, 1955. p. 12. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"Trinity Overpowers East Texas, 35-20". Wichita Daily Times. Wichita Falls, Texas. Associated Press. October 9, 1955. p. 21. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"East Texas Rambles By Lamar Tech 33-8[sic]". The American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. October 16, 1955. p. B4. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"Kangaroos Rout Lions, 12 To 7". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. Associated Press. October 23, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"Sam Houston Hosts E. Texas In Homecoming". The Eagle. Bryan, Texas. October 27, 1955. p. 9. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"East Texas State Stuns Bearcats By 14-0 Count". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. Associated Press. October 30, 1955. p. 2B. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"East Texas State Downs A&I, 14-7". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. November 6, 1955. p. 3D. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"East Texas State Rips Lumberjacks". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. Associated Press. November 13, 1955. p. 7B. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
Eskew, Charley (November 20, 1955). "'Cats Upset East Texas For Part of LSC Crown". The Austin-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. B2. Retrieved January 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"Lions Blank Lobos, Share LSC Crown". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. November 25, 1955. p. 30. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

v t e East Texas A&M Lions football
Venues	Lion Stadium (–1949) Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium (1950–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Tarleton State: President's Cup Texas A&M–Kingsville: Chennault Cup West Texas A&M: East Texas vs. West Texas
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Lone Star Conference football champions
Pre-divisional	North Texas State (1932) East Texas State (1933) East Texas State (1934) East Texas State, North Texas State, and Stephen F. Austin (1935) North Texas State (1936) East Texas State (1937) East Texas State (1938) North Texas State (1939) North Texas State (1940) North Texas State (1941) East Texas State (1942) North Texas State (1946) North Texas State (1947) Southwest Texas State (1948) East Texas State (1949) Sul Ross (1950) East Texas State (1951) East Texas State (1952) East Texas State (1953) Southwest Texas State & East Texas State (1954) Sam Houston State, Southwest Texas State, & East Texas State (1955)
NCAA College Division	Sam Houston State (1956) Lamar Tech (1957) East Texas State (1958) Texas A&I & East Texas State (1959) Texas A&I (1960) Sam Houston State (1961) Texas A&I (1962) Southwest Texas State (1963)
NAIA Division I	Sam Houston State (1964) Sul Ross (1965) East Texas State (1966) Texas A&I (1967) Texas A&I (1968) Texas A&I & East Texas State (1969) Texas A&I (1970) Howard Payne & Southwest Texas State (1971) East Texas State (1972) Abilene Christian (1973) Texas A&I (1974) Texas A&I (1975) Texas A&I (1976) Abilene Christian & Texas A&I (1977) Angelo State (1978) Texas A&I (1979) Southwest Texas State (1980)
NCAA Division II	Southwest Texas State (1981) Southwest Texas State (1982) Southwest Texas State & East Texas State (1983) Angelo State (1984) Texas A&I (1985) West Texas A&M (1986) Texas A&I & Angelo State (1987) Texas A&I (1988) Texas A&I & Angelo State (1989) East Texas State (1990) Eastern New Mexico (1991) Texas A&I (1992) Texas A&M–Kingsville (1993) Texas A&M–Kingsville (1994) Texas A&M–Kingsville (1995) Texas A&M–Kingsville (1996) Texas A&M–Kingsville (1997) Central Oklahoma (1998) Central Oklahoma, Northeastern State, & Southeastern Oklahoma State (1999) Northeastern State (2000) Tarleton State & Texas A&M–Kingsville (2001) Texas A&M–Kingsville (2002) Texas A&M–Kingsville (2003) Texas A&M–Kingsville (2004) West Texas A&M (2005) West Texas A&M (2006) West Texas A&M (2007) Abilene Christian (2008) Midwestern State, Tarleton State, & Texas A&M–Kingsville (2009) Abilene Christian (2010) Midwestern State (2011) Midwestern State & West Texas A&M (2012) Eastern New Mexico & Tarleton State (2013) Texas A&M–Commerce (2014) Texas A&M–Commerce (2015) Texas A&M–Commerce (2016) Midwestern State (2017) Tarleton State (2018) Tarleton State (2019) No season (2020) Midwestern State (2021) Angelo State (2022) UT Permian Basin (2023) Angelo State (2024)
National championships in bold

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