1955 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1955 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1955 record 5–3–1 (3–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Ray Eliot (14th season)
MVP Em Lindbeck
Captain Selected each game
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1955 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 24 at California* California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA W 2013    
October 1 Iowa State* Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL W 400    
October 8 at Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) L 1227    
October 15 Minnesota Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 2113    
October 22 at No. 6 Michigan State Macklin StadiumEast Lansing, MI L 721    
October 29 Purdue Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon) L 013    
November 5 No. 3 Michigan Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 256    
November 12 at Wisconsin No. 16 Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI W 1714    
November 19 at Northwestern Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) T 77    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.


References

  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.
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