1955 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Shepherd $
4
–
0
–
0
8
–
0
–
0
Concord
5
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
West Virginia Tech
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
1
Fairmont State
6
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
West Liberty State
3
–
3
–
0
3
–
4
–
1
Potomac State
4
–
4
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
West Virginia Wesleyan
3
–
4
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Salem
3
–
4
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Glenville State
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
7
–
0
Davis & Elkins
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
7
–
0
Morris Harvey *
2
–
0
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Bethany (WV) *
2
–
0
–
0
6
–
1
–
0
Bluefield State *
1
–
0
–
0
7
–
2
–
1
West Virginia State *
0
–
1
–
0
1
–
7
–
0
$ – Conference champion
* – Did not qualify for conference standings Conference standings based on power ratings
The 1955 Shepherd Rams football team represented Shepherd University as a member of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) during the 1955 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Donald E. Fuoss, the Rams compiled a perfect 8–0 record, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 299 to 31.[2] Shepherd has a record of 4–0 in conference play, winning the WVIAC title.[3]
It was the first WVIAC championship in the history of athletics at Shepherd.[1] It was also the first perfect season in 30 years of Shepherd football history.[4] The Rams out-gained opponents by an average of 397.8 yards per game to 160.1 yards per game.[2] Only one other team in the country scored more points than Shepherd,[5] and that team played one more game than Shepherd.[6] Its average of 33.9 points per game was the highest in the country.[4] The team was inducted into the Shepherd University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2016.[7]
The team's key players included quarterback John Shearer, halfbacks George Hott and Barry Hall, and ends Bill Gaskins and Dick Widdows.[8][9][1] Shearer led the WVIAC in total offense (1,278 yards) and passing (1,002 yards).[10] Hott led the conference in scoring.[11]
In the fall of 1955, Shepherd was a small college with an enrollment of 1,600 students. There were no athletic scholarships, no grants-in-aid, and no booster club.[2] The Rams played their home games in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
^ abc"Spotlight on Sports". The Daily Mail. Hagerstown, Maryland. November 8, 1955. p. 12.
^ abcTom Stimmel (November 20, 1955). "Shepherd Quiet After Big Year". Post Herald and Register. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
^"2005 WVIAC Football Media Guide". West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. July 15, 2005. p. 36. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
^ ab"'Get Coach,' Not Stars, Says Unbeaten Shepherd". Atlantic City Press. November 17, 1955. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Completes Its Best Season". The News. Frederick, Maryland. November 22, 1955. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Shepherd's Big Year Marred by No Flukes". The Evening Star. November 25, 1955. p. A15 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Shepherd Adds Three, 1955 Team to Athletic Hall of Fame". Shepherd University. June 30, 2016.
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^"Shepherd, Shearer Top WVC Statistics". Charleston Daily Mail. November 26, 1955. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
^"WVIAC Statistics". Post Herald and Register. November 27, 1955. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
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