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Eugene Church · 10-04-2021, 03:34 PM

OKLAHOMA SOONERS TOP TEAM IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL

The 1955 college football season saw the Oklahoma Sooners win the national championship after going 10–0–0. Although the final poll was taken before the postseason bowl games, Oklahoma played against the nation's other unbeaten and untied (10–0–0) team, the Maryland Terrapins, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, and won 20–6.

Game summary
Maryland scored on a 15-yard touchdown run by Ed Vereb and led 6–0 at halftime. The Sooners took over in the second half, starting with Tommy McDonald's 32-yard punt return that gave them the ball at the Terrapin 46. Seven plays later, McDonald score on a four-yard touchdown run, the highlight being the Sooner offense running 3 plays in 38 seconds. The next Sooner possession used the hurry-up offense again, leading to a Jay O'Neal touchdown sneak to make it 14–6. Maryland tried to narrow the lead, but Jerry Tubbs intercepted a pass at the Sooner 26. Maryland tried to score again in the fourth, even reaching Oklahoma's 30. However, Carl Dodd intercepted Lynn Beightol's pass and returned it 82 yards for the touchdown, sealing the victory for the Sooners.

BOWL GAMES
In 1955 there were only 6 bowl games, 4 major and 2 minors.
#1 Oklahoma whipped #3 Maryland 20-6 in the Orange Bowl in Miami... #2 Michigan State edged #4 UCLA 17-14 in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena... #10 Ole Miss nipped #6 TCU 14-13 in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas... and #7 Georgia Tech blanked #11 Pittsburgh 7-0 in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans... Vanderbilt whipped Auburn 25-13 in the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville... and Wyoming bested Texas Tech 21-14 in the Sun Bowl in El Paso.

(Special thanks to Wikipedia NCAA Football Information)

The final NCAA Associated Press rankings were made on November 28, after the regular season and without consideration of the postseason bowl games.

10-04-2021, 03:34 PM	#192
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,944	OKLAHOMA SOONERS TOP TEAM IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL The 1955 college football season saw the Oklahoma Sooners win the national championship after going 10–0–0. Although the final poll was taken before the postseason bowl games, Oklahoma played against the nation's other unbeaten and untied (10–0–0) team, the Maryland Terrapins, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, and won 20–6. Game summary Maryland scored on a 15-yard touchdown run by Ed Vereb and led 6–0 at halftime. The Sooners took over in the second half, starting with Tommy McDonald's 32-yard punt return that gave them the ball at the Terrapin 46. Seven plays later, McDonald score on a four-yard touchdown run, the highlight being the Sooner offense running 3 plays in 38 seconds. The next Sooner possession used the hurry-up offense again, leading to a Jay O'Neal touchdown sneak to make it 14–6. Maryland tried to narrow the lead, but Jerry Tubbs intercepted a pass at the Sooner 26. Maryland tried to score again in the fourth, even reaching Oklahoma's 30. However, Carl Dodd intercepted Lynn Beightol's pass and returned it 82 yards for the touchdown, sealing the victory for the Sooners. BOWL GAMES In 1955 there were only 6 bowl games, 4 major and 2 minors. #1 Oklahoma whipped #3 Maryland 20-6 in the Orange Bowl in Miami... #2 Michigan State edged #4 UCLA 17-14 in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena... #10 Ole Miss nipped #6 TCU 14-13 in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas... and #7 Georgia Tech blanked #11 Pittsburgh 7-0 in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans... Vanderbilt whipped Auburn 25-13 in the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville... and Wyoming bested Texas Tech 21-14 in the Sun Bowl in El Paso. (Special thanks to Wikipedia NCAA Football Information) The final NCAA Associated Press rankings were made on November 28, after the regular season and without consideration of the postseason bowl games. Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 10-04-2021 at 03:39 PM.