1955 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1955 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–3–1 (3–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPEm Lindbeck
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Ohio State $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 2 Michigan State 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Michigan 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Purdue 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Illinois 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Wisconsin 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Iowa 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Minnesota 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Indiana 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1955 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 14th year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 5–3–1 record and finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Quarterback Em Lindbeck was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at California*
W 20–1332,000
October 1Iowa State*
W 40–045,706
October 8at Ohio State
L 12–2782,407
October 15Minnesota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 21–1345,995
October 22at No. 6 Michigan State
L 7–2151,851[3]
October 29Purdue
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 0–1361,262
November 5No. 3 Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 25–658,968[4]
November 12at WisconsinNo. 16
W 17–1453,529
November 19at Northwestern
T 7–735,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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Team photo of the 1955 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.

References

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  1. ^ "1955 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  3. ^ George S. Alderton (October 23, 1955). "Indian Totems Wave From Spartan Spears: Morrall Paces Michigan State To 21-7 Victory". Lansing State Journal. pp. 67, 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Fred Young (November 6, 1955). "Illinois Stuns Michigan With 25-6 Upset Victory". The Pantagraph. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
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