In their 15th season under head coach Alex Yunevich, the Saxons compiled a perfect 8–0 record, shut out six of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 190 to 21.

[1][2] The team rejected a "feeler" from officials of the Refrigerator Bowl.

End Charlie Shultz led the team with 10 receptions for 147 yards.

[4] Shultz received first-team honors on the 1955 Little All-America college football team.

[6] The team played its home games at Merrill Field in Alfred, New York.