Record: 65-53-6, .548 W-L% (1st of 11) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 5.28 (3rd of 11) ▪ SOS: 3.52 (3rd of 11)
Conference Champion: Mississippi
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 (Alabama, Georgia Tech and Mississippi)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (Auburn and Mississippi)
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Mississippi | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 25.7 | 6.2 | 13.62 | -0.38 | |
| Georgia Tech | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 17.2 | 8.8 | 14.03 | 6.48 | |
| Kentucky | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 15.1 | 12.5 | 6.81 | 3.31 | |
| Florida | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 11.5 | 12.8 | 7.00 | 8.20 | |
| Georgia | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 5.34 | 3.54 | |
| Auburn | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 25.1 | 7.8 | 17.69 | 4.33 | |
| Mississippi State | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 19.2 | 12.0 | 6.03 | -0.37 | |
| Alabama | 4 | 5 | 2 | .455 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | 11.2 | 9.5 | 1.98 | 1.98 | |
| Louisiana State | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 11.4 | 15.7 | 2.15 | 5.88 | |
| Tulane | 1 | 6 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | 4.6 | 14.4 | -4.80 | 4.50 | |
| Tennessee | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 10.5 | 16.4 | -4.44 | 1.96 | |
| Vanderbilt | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 14.9 | 18.8 | -2.08 | 2.81 | |
| School | Pre | 9/20 | 9/27 | 10/4 | 10/11 | 10/18 | 10/25 | 11/1 | 11/8 | 11/15 | 11/22 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Auburn | 18 | 15 | 13 | |||||||||
| Alabama | 14 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Florida | 20 | 14 | 18 | |||||||||
| Georgia | 20 | |||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 7 | 5 | 19 | 15 | ||||||||
| Kentucky | 18 |
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-01-01 | Cotton Bowl | Georgia Tech | 14 | Arkansas | 6 | Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) |
| 1955-01-01 | Sugar Bowl | Navy | 21 | Mississippi | 0 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |
| 1954-12-31 | Gator Bowl | Auburn | 33 | Baylor | 13 | Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL) |
| SEC Player of the Year: | Art Davis (Mississippi State) |
| SEC Coach of the Year: | John Vaught (Mississippi) |