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1955 Pepperdine Waves football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumEl Camino Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Long Beach State   –   5 – 2 – 0
Hawaii   –   7 – 4 – 0
San Jose State   –   5 – 3 – 1
Cal Poly San Dimas   –   4 – 3 – 0
La Verne   –   5 – 4 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   5 – 4 – 0
Air Force   –   4 – 4 – 0
Pepperdine   –   5 – 5 – 0
UC Riverside   –   1 – 3 – 1

The 1955 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine College[note 1] as an independent during the 1955 college football season. The team was led by first-year head coach John Scolinos and played home games at El Camino Stadium on the campus of El Camino College in Torrance, California. They finished the season with a record of 5–5.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Idaho State
L 0–94,200
September 24San Diego State
W 21–0[1]
October 1Chico State
  • El Camino Stadium
  • Torrance, CA
L 13–19
October 8Terminal Island Navy[note 2]
  • El Camino Stadium
  • Torrance, CA
W 27–6
October 15at Redlands
L 0–2[2]
October 22at Whittier
L 6–135,000
November 5at Santa Barbara
W 7–5
November 11Arizona State–Flagstaffdagger
  • El Camino Stadium
  • Torrance, CA
W 34–14
November 18at Los Angeles State
W 6–03,000
November 24at Humboldt State
L 14–263,300[3]
  • daggerHomecoming

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Notes

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  1. ^ Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
  2. ^ Naval Air Station Terminal Island was one of several names for the Naval air station and repair facility located on Terminal Island in Los Angeles County, California from 1938 to 1997
  3. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season

References

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  1. ^ Howard Hagen (September 25, 1955). "Waves Jar Aztecs, Chase Jinx, 21-0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-3.
  2. ^ "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 16, 1955. p. 45. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Humboldt State Wins, 26-14; Pepperdine Boss Thumbed Out". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. November 26, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "1955 - Pepperdine". Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  5. ^ Grenley, Dave (June 3, 2010). "The History of Pepperdine Football". Pepperdine Waves. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
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