The 1955 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1955 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Art Lewis, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the SoCon title for the third consecutive season. West Virginia was ranked No. 19 in the final AP Poll and No. 17 in the final Coaches Poll.
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Key changes from 1954 → 1955 and items to verify:
- 9 seniors departed (Hillen, Kernic, Ludwig, Donaldson, Nicholson, Sweeney, Norman, Williams, Wilson) - Sam Huff #75 moved from OL-RG → OL-RT — his transition to tackle is well-documented historically - 3 Sophomore newcomers added with provisional jersey numbers from vacated senior slots: - Chuck Howley #81 (End/DE) — used Ludwig's old number - Larry Krutko #42 (HB/DB) — used Nicholson's old number - Mickey Trimarki #15 (QB/S) — used Sweeney's old number - Center gap — both Donaldson and Wilson graduated; no replacement identified yet - Kicker — Norman graduated; Marconi listed as placeholder K, needs verification - Coaching staff — carried over from 1954 pending confirmation of any changes - Roster is incomplete — a full squad would have had additional Sophomores and depth players beyond these 21; names like Joe Papetti, Tom Domen, and Ralph Anastasio surfaced in fragmentary research but couldn't be confirmed with enough detail to include
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