1955 Maryland State Hawks football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1955 Maryland State Hawks football Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association CIAA 9–0 7–0 Vernon McCain 8th CIAA champion The 1955 Maryland State Hawks football team was an American football team that represented Maryland State College (now known as University of Maryland Eastern Shore) in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1955 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Vernon McCain, the team compiled a 9–0 record (7–0 against conference opponents), won the CIAA championship, and shut out seven of nine opponents. At the end of the season, the team was ranked No. 2 among the nation's black college football teams by the Pittsburgh Courier. Maryland State earned a 23.55 rating, three points behind No. 1 Grambling (26.42) because Grambling had played a tenth game.Final National Football Rating The Pittsburgh Courier December 10, 1955 30 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12200069/the_pittsburgh_courier/ Newspapers.comMaryland State Refuses Bowl The Salisbury Times November 28, 1955 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41137449/maryland_state_refuses_bowl/ Newspapers.com Key players included sophomore back Johnny Sample who went on to play 11 seasons in the National Football League and American Football League. Schedule y y September 17 at 1955 Virginia Union Panthers Virginia Union Norfolk, VA W 20-0 September 23 at 1955 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen Hofstra<ncg> Hempstead, NY W 19-13 October 1 at 1955 Hampton Pirates Hampton Hampton, VA W 6-0 October 8 1955 Fayetteville State Broncos Fayetteville State Princess Anne, MD W 44-6 October 15 at 1955 North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC W 6-0 12,000 October 22 1955 North Carolina College Eagles North Carolina College<hc> Princess Anne, MD W 6-0 4,000 October 29 1955 Wilkes Colonels Wilkes<ncg> Princess Anne, MD W 45-0 November 5 at Delaware State Dover, DE W 3-0 November 19 1955 Shaw Bears Shaw Princess Anne, MD W 17-0 After the season 1956 NFL draft The 1956 NFL Draft was held on January 17–18, 1956. The following Hawks were selected.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1956/draft.htm 1956 NFL Draft Listing Pro-Football-Reference.com November 29, 2020 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Round Pick Player Position NFL Club 6 71 Sherman Plunkett End Cleveland Browns 20 233 Darrell Glover Tackle Philadelphia Eagles References Maryland State Category:Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks football seasons Category:Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Maryland State Hawks football