1955 Wabash Little Giants football team

1955 Wabash Little Giants football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3–1
Head coach	Garland Frazier (5th season)
Home stadium	Ingalls Field

1955 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Ferris Institute			–					6	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame			–					8	–	2	–	0
Xavier			–					7	–	2	–	0
Carthage			–					6	–	2	–	0
Wabash			–					5	–	3	–	1
Michigan Tech			–					4	–	3	–	0
Washington University			–					5	–	4	–	0
Drake			–					4	–	4	–	0
Youngstown			–					4	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	6	–	0
Marquette			–					2	–	6	–	1
Baldwin–Wallace			–					2	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	6	–	2
Rose Poly			–					1	–	6	–	1
Northern Michigan			–					0	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Wabash Little Giants football team represented Wabash College as an independent during the 1955 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Garland Frazier, the Little Giants compiled a record of 5–3–1.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	1:30 p.m.	Valparaiso	Ingalls Field Crawfordsville, IN	W 26–14		[1][2]
September 24		Albion	Ingalls Field Crawfordsville, IN	W 13–7		[3]
October 1		at Washington University	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	L 14–20	4,500	[4][5]
October 8		at Beloit	Beloit, WI	L 13–19		[6]
October 15		Ohio Wesleyan	Ingalls Field Crawfordsville, IN	W 27–14		[7]
October 22		Sewanee	Ingalls Field Crawfordsville, IN	W 37–0	3,000	[8]
October 29		at Carroll (WI)	Waukesha, WI	T 7–7		[9]
November 5	2:30 p.m.	Butler	Ingalls Field Crawfordsville, IN	W 14–12		[10][11]
November 12		at DePauw	Greencastle, IN (Monon Bell)	L 20–23	4,000	[12]
All times are in Central time

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References

1. Beal, Charles A. Jr. (September 17, 1955). "Wabash Grid Opener Against Valpo Today". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 22. Retrieved June 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "VU Loses, 26-14". The Vidette-Messenger. Valparaiso, Indiana. September 19, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved June 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "13-7 Game Is Captured By Wabash". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. September 25, 1955. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved June 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
4. Rice, Jack (October 2, 1955). "Bears Beat Wabash on Long Pass Play, 20-14". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1E. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
5. Rice, Jack (October 2, 1955). "Bears Beat Wabash On Long Pass Play (continued)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 2E. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Wabash Falls In Last 2 Minutes, 19-13". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 9, 1955. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved June 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Wabash Downs Ohio Wesleyan". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 16, 1955. p. 8, section 2. Retrieved June 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Wabash Topples Sewanee". The Chattanooga Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. October 23, 1955. p. 50. Retrieved June 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "Wasbash Held To Tie By Carroll Gridders". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Terre Haute, Indiana. Associated Press. October 29, 1955. p. 50. Retrieved June 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
10. Collins, Bob (November 5, 1955). "Butler, Wabash Vie 47th Time On Gridiron". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 20. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
11. Collins, Bob (November 6, 1955). "Wabash Turns Back Butler, 14-12". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 2, section 4. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
12. Eggert, Bill (November 13, 1955). "DePauw Shades Wabash, 23-20, In Last 2 Seconds". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 1, section 2. Retrieved June 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
13. "1955 Wabash College Football Schedule". Wabash College Athletics. Retrieved June 17, 2023.