| 1955 Michigan State Normal Hurons football | |
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IIAC co-champion | |
| Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–2 (5–1 IIAC) |
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| MVP | Virgil Windom |
| Captain | Barry C. Basel |
| Home stadium | Briggs Field |
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| Central Michigan + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State Normal + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State Normal | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team represented Michigan State Normal College (renamed Eastern Michigan College in 1956) in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1955 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Fred Trosko, the Hurons compiled a 7–2 record (3–3 against IIAC opponents), tied with Central Michigan for the IIAC championship, and outscored their opponents, 138 to 70.[1] Barry C. Basel was the team captain.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Tom McCormick with 461 rushing yards and the same number of yards of total offense and Virgil Windom with seven touchdowns for 42 points.[3] Virgil Windom received the team's most valuable player award.[4]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | Hope* |
| W 27–0 | [5] | |||
| September 24 | Hillsdale* |
| L 6–20 | [6] | |||
| October 1 | atBaldwin-Wallace* | Cleveland, OH | W 20–0 | [7] | |||
| October 7 | atWestern Illinois |
| W 6–2 | [8] | |||
| October 15 | Illinois State Normal |
| W 25–6 | [9] | |||
| October 22 | Southern Illinois  |
| W 7–2 | [10] | |||
| October 29 | atEastern Illinois |
| W 14–7 | [11] | |||
| November 5 | Central Michigan |
| L 20–27 | 5,000 | [12] | ||
| November 12 | atNorthern Illinois State |
| W 13–6 | [13] | |||
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