1955 Idaho State Bengals football team
American college football season
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The 1955 Idaho State Bengals football team was an American football team that represented Idaho State University as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1955 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Babe Caccia, the Bengals compiled an 8–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the RMC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 171 to 70. The team captains were Larry Kent and Howard Green.[1]
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record8–1 (6–0 RMC)
Headcoach
- Babe Caccia (4th season)
Captains
- Larry Kent
- Howard Green
| 1955 Idaho State Bengals football | |
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RMC champion | |
| Conference | Rocky Mountain Conference |
| Record | 8–1 (6–0 RMC) |
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| Home stadium | Spud Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western State (CO) | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Mines | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado College | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State–Greeley | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | Pepperdine* | W 9–0 | [2] | ||||||
| September 24 | Colorado College |
| W 27–0 | [3] | |||||
| October 1 | at Montana State | W 28–14 | [4] | ||||||
| October 7 | at Colorado State–Greeley |
| W 19–0 | [5] | |||||
| October 15 | 2:30 p.m. | Western State (CO) |
| W 14–6 | 5,000 | [6][7] | |||
| October 21 | vs. College of Idaho* | W 20–19 | [8] | ||||||
| October 29 | Montana State |
| W 20–0 | [9] | |||||
| November 5 | Colorado Mines |
| W 27–13 | [10] | |||||
| November 11 | at Omaha* | Omaha, NE | WOW-TV | L 7–18 | [11][12] | ||||
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After the season
The following Bengal was selected in the 1956 NFL draft after the season.[14]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 23 | 271 | Al Stephenson | Tackle | Baltimore Colts |
