1955 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1955 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1955 record 45 (34 Big Ten)
Head coach Ivy Williamson (7th season)
MVP Wells Gray
Home stadium Camp Randall 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 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1955 Big Ten Conference football season.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 24 Marquette* Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI W 2814   53,359
October 1 No. 14 Iowa No. 17 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI W 3714   53,509
October 8 at No. 17 Purdue No. 9 Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN W 90   45,000
October 14 at No. 16 USC* No. 6 Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA L 2133   75,162
October 22 Ohio State No. 15 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI L 1626   53,539
October 29 No. 5 Michigan Statedagger Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI L 027   53,529
November 5 at Northwestern Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL W 4114   40,000
November 12 No. 16 Illinois Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI L 1417   53,529
November 19 at Minnesota Memorial StadiumMinneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe) L 621   62,714
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Team players in the 1956 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
John DittrichTackle670Chicago Cardinals
Bob KonovskyTackle777Chicago Cardinals
Charlie ThomasBack14164Green Bay Packers
Wells GrayGuard16190Washington Redskins
Dick KolianEnd27320Green Bay Packers
Jim MillerQuarterback28330Chicago Cardinals

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References

  1. "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  2. "1956 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
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