1955 Western State Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Compton $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Pasadena 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Los Angeles City 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Ventura 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Glendale 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Pierce 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 1

The 1955 Compton Tartars football team was an American football team that represented Compton College as a member of the Western State Conference (WSC) during the 1955 junior college football season. In their 16th-year under head coach Tay Brown, the Tartars compiled a perfect 11–0 record (5–0 in conference games), won the WSC championship, defeated Jones County in the Junior Rose Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 403 to 63.

At the end of the regular season, Compton was ranked No. 1 and Jones County No. 2 in the junior college rankings.[1] With its victory over Jones County in the Junior Rose Bowl, Compton was acknowledged as the junior college national champion.[2][3]

Halfback Jim Waddell set the school's single game rushing record with 317 yards, scored 107 points, and ranked with the school's all-time rushing and scoring leaders (and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees), Hugh McElhenny and Joe Perry.[4][5]

Compton placed five players on the first team of the 1955 All-Western State Conference football team: Jim Waddell and Lee Mack at back; Jack Atwood at center; Dick Long at guard; and David Main at tackle. Four others were named to the second team: Bunny Aldrich at back; Marvin Perz at guard; Joe Lewis at tackle; and Charles McNeil at end.[6] Lee Mack scored nine touchdowns in the first eight games of the season, but missed the remainder of the season after fracturing his hip in the game against Glendale.[7]

The team played its home games at Ramsaur Stadium in Compton, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Long Beach Navy*W 28–0
October 1Stockton*
  • Ramsaur Stadium
  • Compton, CA
W 32–2
October 8at Oregon Tech*
W 60–7[8]
October 15Pierce
  • Ramsaur Stadium
  • Compton, CA
W 66–0
October 21at Ventura
W 13–7[9]
October 29at Hartnell*Salinas, CAW 28–0
November 5Weber*
  • Ramsaur Stadium
  • Compton, CA
W 63–14[10]
November 11at Glendale (CA)
W 26–0[11]
November 17Los Angeles City
  • Ramsaur Stadium
  • Compton, CA
W 20–2[12]
November 23at Pasadena
W 45–1812,227[13]
December 10vs. Jones County*
W 22–1357,132[14]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Compton, Jonnes Vie for National Title: Top-Ranked Tartar 11 Captures 3rd JRB Bid". Pasadena Independent. November 29, 1955. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Compton National Champion". Valley Times. December 12, 1955. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Compton Claims No. 1 Ranking After Victory". The Pomona Progress Bulletin. December 12, 1955. p. 8 (sectio 2) – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Compton's Waddell Is On Par With Joe, Hugh". San Mateo Times. December 8, 1955. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Waddell Improving: Concussion Hampers Tartar Ace". Pasadena Independent. December 13, 1955. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tartars Dominate Conference Picks". News-Pilot. December 3, 1955. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Don Snyder (November 15, 1955). "JRB Hopefuls Roll On; Compton Star Injured". Los Angeles Times. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Clayton Hannon (October 9, 1955). "Compton Tartars Outclass Owl Gridders, 60-7". Herald and News. Klamath Falls, Oregon. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Chuuck Thomas (October 24, 1955). "Pirates Scare Compton, Bow to Latest Score, 13-7: Louis Byrd Anchors Stiff Ventura Defense". The Ventura County Star-Free Press. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Compton Defeats Weber 63 to 14". the Daily Herald (Provo, UT). November 7, 1955. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Valley JC Upset by Harbor, 18-7". Los Angeles Times. November 12, 1955. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Compton in 9th Victory". Los Angeles Mirror-News. November 18, 1955. p. III-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Jim Galbraith (November 24, 1955). "Compton Back Ruins Pasadena 11, 45-18: Lancer End Rips Mark". Pasadena Independent. p. A1 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Jim Gabraith (December 11, 1955). "Waddell-Less Compton Trips Up Jones, 21-13: 57,132 Fans See Tartars Nab 3rd JRB". Pasadena Independent. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
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