1955 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1955 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1955 Big Ten Conference football season. In their ninth and final season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–3–1 record, finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 4–2–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 113 to 103.[1][2]

1955 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1955 record5–3–1 (4–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coachStu Holcomb (9th season)
MVPJoe Krupa
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
1955 Big Ten Conference 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

Notable players on the 1955 Purdue team included quarterback Len Dawson, end Lamar Lundy, tackle Joe Krupa, and back Bill Murakowski.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 24Pacific*No. 19
W 14–7
October 1at Minnesota
W 7–6
October 8No. 9 WisconsinNo. 17
  • RossAde Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 0–9
October 15at Iowa
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
T 20–20
October 22No. 11 Notre Dame*
  • RossAde Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
L 7–22
October 29at IllinoisW 13–0
November 5No. 4 Michigan State
  • RossAde Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 0–27
November 12Northwestern
  • RossAde Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 46–8
November 19at IndianaW 6–4
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1955 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
Jr 16 Len Dawson Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    References

    1. "Purdue Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
    2. "1955 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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