1955 Mississippi State Maroons football team explained

Year:	1955
Team:	Mississippi State Maroons
Sport:	football
Conference:	Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:	SEC
Record:	6–4
Conf Record:	4–4
Head Coach:	Darrell Royal
Hc Year:	2nd
Stadium:	Scott Field

The 1955 Mississippi State Maroons football team represented Mississippi State College during the 1955 college football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Darrell Royal and compiled a 6–4 record, sixth in the Southeastern Conference.

Halfback Art Davis was named to the FWAA/Look Magazine All America Team and voted their College "Player of the Year". Guard Scott Suber was named to the first team NEA All America Team.

After the season, Royal left in late February to become the head football coach at the University of Washington.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Schedule

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After the season

NFL Draft

The following Maroons were selected in the 1956 NFL draft after the season.^[5]

1	5	Art Davis	Halfback	Pittsburgh Steelers
21	247	Jim Harness	Back	Baltimore Colts

Notes and References

1. News: Royal hired as UW coach . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . February 29, 1956 . 21.
2. News: Royal gets 4-year contract; $17,000 . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . March 1, 1956 . 3D.
3. Web site: Washington hires Darrell Royal. 1956-02-28. news.google.com. Ludington Daily News.
4. News: 1955 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. October 7, 2023.
5. Web site: 1956 NFL Draft Listing. Pro-Football-Reference.com. November 20, 2023.