Bowls and playoffs
The 1955 football postseason, including games played in 1956.
Bowls
Cotton Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Ole Miss 14 · TCU 13
January 2, 1956
Location not documented
Gator Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Vanderbilt 25 · Auburn 13
December 31, 1955
Location not documented
Orange Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Oklahoma 20 · Maryland 6
January 2, 1956
Location not documented
Rose Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Michigan St. 17 · UCLA 14
January 2, 1956
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Sugar Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Georgia Tech 7 · Pittsburgh 0
January 2, 1956
Location not documented
Sun Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Wyoming 21 · Texas Tech 14
January 2, 1956
Location not documented
Tangerine Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Juniata 6 · Missouri Valley 6
January 2, 1956
Location not documented
Botany Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Neb.-Kearney 34 · Northern St. 13
November 24, 1955
Location not documented
Burley Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
East Tenn. St. 7 · Appalachian St. 0
November 24, 1955
Johnson City, TN
Corn Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Luther 24 · Western Ill. 20
November 24, 1955
Bloomington, IL
Mineral Water Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Missouri Valley 31 · Hastings 7
November 24, 1955
Location not documented
Orange Blossom Classic
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Grambling 28 · Florida A&M 21
December 3, 1955
Miami
Palmetto Shrine
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Lenoir-Rhyne 14 · Newberry 13
December 10, 1955
Columbia, SC
Prairie View Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Prairie View 59 · Fisk 0
January 2, 1956
Also called Bayou City Bowl
Refrigerator Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Jacksonville St. 12 · Rhode Island 10
December 4, 1955
Evansville, IN
All-star games
Blue-Gray All-Star Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
Gray 20 · Blue 19
December 31, 1955
Location not documented
Chicago College All-Star Football
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
Cleveland 26 · All-Stars 0
August 10, 1956
Location not documented
Christian Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
East 21 · West 10
December 26, 1955
Location not documented
East-West Shrine Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
East 29 · West 6
December 31, 1955
Location not documented
North-South All-Star Shrine Game
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
South 20 · North 7
December 26, 1955
Location not documented
Salad Bowl All-Star Game
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
Border Conference 13 · Skyline Conference 10
December 31, 1955
Location not documented
Senior Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
South 12 · North 2
January 7, 1956
Location not documented
This directory follows documented editions. Dates, results, and selection rules that have not been documented are marked on each event’s page.