1955 Season

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1955 Season - Record: 7-3-0 (3-2-0)
09.17 - vs Dallas Forest Ave& - Win 25-12
09.23 - at Arkansas High - Win 39-6
09.30 - vs Palestine - Loss 14-0
10.07 - vs Weatherford - Win 39-6
10.13 - at Fort Worth North Side - Win 27-7
10.28 - Kilgore* - Loss 18-14
11.04 - Lufkin* - Loss 35-32
11.11 - Nacogdoches* - Win 40-7
11.18 - vs #5 Texas High* - Win 18-6
11.24 - at Marshall* - Win 31-7

& - Dallas Forest Ave became James Madison High School.

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Longview vs Texas High - at Lobo Stadium - November 18th, 1955 - via Dallas Morning News

Longview stuns Texarkana, 18-6

Longview's spunky Lobos shocked the District 4-3A champion Texarkana Tigers, 18-6, here Friday night in the drizzling rain, handing the visitors their first defeat of the season.

The upset, one of the biggest in Texas schoolboy football this season, had no bearing on the title race, for the Tigers had already clinched a playoff berth.

The Lobos, out of title contention, outplayed the highly-rated Tigers statistically and point-wise after an evenly-played first half.

Longview scored first, getting a touchdown in the first quarter. Tony Rothrock rammed over from the 2-yard line for six points.

Texarkana, 5th ranked in the News AAA Poll, recovered a Lobo fumble in the second period and marched 49 yards to pay dirt with George McKinney scoring the 12.

Deadlocked 6-6 at halftime, the Lobos came bouncing back in the third with Jerry Crawford passing 18-yards to Rothrock for a touchdown. A recovered fumble on the Texarkana 37 opened the gates for the touchdown that spoiled the Tigers' fine record of six victories, two ties in eight previous games to Friday night.

The final Longview marker came in the fourth period after the Lobos had halted a long Texarkana drive on the Longview 15. In 14 plays, the Lobos scored with Dub Thomas diving in from three yards.

Scoring

1st - Longview (6-0) - Tony Rothrock (2 yard run)
2nd - Texas High (6-6) - George McKinney (12 yard run)
3rd - Longview (12-6) - Tony Rothrock (18 yard pass from Jerry Crawford)
4th - Longview (18-6) - Dub Thomas (3 yard run)

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Longview at Marshall - at Maverick Stadium - November 24th, 1955 - via Dallas Morning News

Longview wins, ties for second

Coach Catfish Smith's Longview Lobos beat Marshall, 31-7, here Thursday afternoon to wind up in a 3-way tie with Kilgore and Lufkin for second play in District 4-AAA.

Longview covered 61 yards on 14 plays for their first touchdown the first time the Lobos handled the ball. Dub Thomas went through left tackle for two yards and the score. Later in the first period, halfback Tony Rothrock skirted left end and ran 43 yards for a touchdown.

Halfback Boots Cashell returned a punt 65 yards in the second period for Longview's third touchdown.

Early in the final quarter, quarterback Jerry Crawford finished off a length drive by diving over from the 1 for the Lobos' fourth score.