1955 Wabash Little Giants football team

The 1955 Wabash Little Giants football team represented Wabash College as an independent during the 1955 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Garland Frazier, the Little Giants compiled a record of 5–3–1.

1955 Wabash Little Giants football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumIngalls Field
1955 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Ferris Institute   –  6 –1 –0
No. 9 Notre Dame   –  8 –2 –0
Xavier   –  7 –2 –0
Carthage   –  6 –2 –0
Wabash   –  5 –3 –1
Michigan Tech   –  4 –3 –0
Washington University   –  5 –4 –0
Drake   –  4 –4 –0
Youngstown   –  4 –5 –0
Dayton   –  3 –6 –0
Marquette   –  2 –6 –1
Baldwin–Wallace   –  2 –6 –0
Cincinnati   –  1 –6 –2
Rose Poly   –  1 –6 –1
Northern Michigan   –  0 –7 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 171:30 p.m.Valparaiso
W 26–14[1][2]
September 24Albion
  • Ingalls Field
  • Crawfordsville, IN
W 13–7[3]
October 1at Washington University
L 14–204,500[4][5]
October 8at BeloitBeloit, WIL 13–19[6]
October 15Ohio Wesleyan
  • Ingalls Field
  • Crawfordsville, IN
W 27–14[7]
October 22Sewanee
  • Ingalls Field
  • Crawfordsville, IN
W 37–03,000[8]
October 29at Carroll (WI)Waukesha, WIT 7–7[9]
November 52:30 p.m.Butler
  • Ingalls Field
  • Crawfordsville, IN
W 14–12[10][11]
November 12at DePauwGreencastle, IN (Monon Bell)L 20–234,000[12]

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References
  1. Beal, Charles A. Jr. (September 17, 1955). "Wabash Grid Opener Against Valpo Today". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 22. Retrieved June 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. "VU Loses, 26-14". The Vidette-Messenger. Valparaiso, Indiana. September 19, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved June 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. "13-7 Game Is Captured By Wabash". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. September 25, 1955. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved June 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. Rice, Jack (October 2, 1955). "Bears Beat Wabash on Long Pass Play, 20-14". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1E. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. Rice, Jack (October 2, 1955). "Bears Beat Wabash On Long Pass Play (continued)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 2E. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. "Wabash Falls In Last 2 Minutes, 19-13". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 9, 1955. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved June 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. "Wabash Downs Ohio Wesleyan". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 16, 1955. p. 8, section 2. Retrieved June 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  8. "Wabash Topples Sewanee". The Chattanooga Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. October 23, 1955. p. 50. Retrieved June 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  9. "Wasbash Held To Tie By Carroll Gridders". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Terre Haute, Indiana. Associated Press. October 29, 1955. p. 50. Retrieved June 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  10. Collins, Bob (November 5, 1955). "Butler, Wabash Vie 47th Time On Gridiron". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 20. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  11. Collins, Bob (November 6, 1955). "Wabash Turns Back Butler, 14-12". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 2, section 4. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  12. Eggert, Bill (November 13, 1955). "DePauw Shades Wabash, 23-20, In Last 2 Seconds". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 1, section 2. Retrieved June 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  13. "1955 Wabash College Football Schedule". Wabash College Athletics. Retrieved June 17, 2023.


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