1955 Northwestern Wildcats football team

American college football season

1955 Northwestern Wildcats football

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Record| 0–8–1 (0–6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Lou Saban (1st season)

MVP| Kurt Krueger
Captain| Sandy Sacks[1]
Home stadium| Dyche Stadium

Seasons

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1956 ->

1955 Big Ten Conference football standings

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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 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1955 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Lou Saban, the Wildcats compiled a 0–8–1 record (0–6–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in last place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 241 to 66.[2]

George Steinbrenner was an assistant coach in 1955.[3]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 24| Miami (OH)*|

* Dyche Stadium
* Evanston, IL

| L 14–25| 35,000|
October 1| at Tulane*|

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| L 0–21| 20,000| [4]
October 8| Minnesota|

* Dyche Stadium
* Evanston, IL

| L 7–18| 38,000|
October 15| at No. 1 Michigan|

* Michigan Stadium
* Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)

| L 2–14| 67,074|
October 22| Indiana|

* Dyche Stadium
* Evanston, IL

| L 14–20| 29,700|
October 29| at No. 15 Ohio State|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| L 0–49| 82,214|
November 5| Wisconsin|

* Dyche Stadium
* Evanston, IL

| L 14–41| 40,000|
November 12| at Purdue|

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN

| L 8–46| 27,000|
November 19| Illinois|

* Dyche Stadium
* Evanston, IL (rivalry)

| T 7–7| 35,000|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 147\. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
2. ^ "Northwestern Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
3. ^ Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p.34, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-06-169031-0
4. ^ "Wave blasts 'Cats, 21 to 0". Monroe Morning World. October 2, 1955. Retrieved September 19, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.

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Northwestern Wildcats football

Venues|

* Northwestern Field (1905–1925)
* Ryan Field (1926–2023)
* Lanny and Sharon Martin athletics complex (2024–2025)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Illinois
* Michigan: George Jewett Trophy
* Notre Dame

Culture and lore|

* Willie the Wildcat
* "Go U Northwestern"
* Marching band
* 2006 Michigan State game

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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