1955 Western State Mountaineers football team information
American college football season
1955Western State Mountaineers football
Conference
Rocky Mountain Conference
Record
7–3 (6–2 RMC)
Head coach
Pete Pederson (3rd season)
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
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t
e
Conf
Overall
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
$ – Conference champion
The 1955 Western State Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented Western State College of Colorado—now known as Western Colorado University—as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Pete Pederson, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the RMC.[1]
Western State halfback Bill Rhodes ranked second nationally among small college rushing leaders. He totaled 1,112 rushing yards on 142 carries in 10 games. He also ranked fifth nationally with 1,153 yards of total offense and 13 nationally in punting with an average of 39.0 yards per punt.[2]
Rhodes was also a unanimous pick on the Associated Press (AP) Rocky Mountain Conference all-star team. Quarterback Bob Mears also received first-team honors. End Dick Mikkelsen and center Sam Boyd received second-team honors.[3] Rhodes also received second-team honors from the AP on its Little All-America team.[4]
^"Conference Standings". The Gazette and Daily. York, Pennsylvania. November 21, 1955. p. 18. Retrieved November 20, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
^"Western State Back Gains High Rating". The Daily Sentinel. December 15, 1955. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Childers Is Chosen on AP Writers All-RMC 1st Team". Greeley Daily Tribune. November 28, 1955. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
^"WSC's Rhodes on Second Little All-America Unit". Fort Collins Coloradoan. December 1, 1955. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
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