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1955 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record0–8–1 (0–6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPKurt Krueger
CaptainSandy Sacks[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Big Ten Conference football standings
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.5Ohio State $ 6 0 0 7 2 0
    No.2Michigan State 5 1 0 9 1 0
    No.12Michigan 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]

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 24Miami (OH)*
  • Evanston, IL
  • L 14–2535,000
    October 1atTulane*
  • New Orleans, LA
  • L 0–2120,000[4]
    October 8Minnesota
    • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
  • L 7–1838,000
    October 15at No. 1Michigan
  • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)
  • L 2–1467,074
    October 22Indiana
    • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
  • L 14–2029,700
    October 29at No. 15Ohio State
  • Columbus, OH
  • L 0–4982,214
    November 5Wisconsin
    • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
  • L 14–4140,000
    November 12atPurdue
  • West Lafayette, IN
  • L 8–4627,000
    November 19Illinois
    • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
  • T 7–735,000
    • *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.
  • ^ "Northwestern Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  • ^ Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p.34, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-06-169031-0
  • ^ "Wave blasts 'Cats, 21 to 0". Monroe Morning World. October 2, 1955. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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