1955 Illinois
5–3–1 (3–3–1 Big Ten), coached by Ray Eliot. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Iowa State 40–0Oct 1
By 40 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | at California | W 20–13 | 35% |
| Oct 1 | vs Iowa State | W 40–0 | 71% |
| Oct 8 | at Ohio State | L 12–27 | 26% |
| Oct 15 | vs Minnesota | W 21–13 | 55% |
| Oct 22 | at Michigan State | L 7–21 | 29% |
| Oct 29 | vs Purdue | L 0–13 | 54% |
| Nov 5 | vs Michigan | W 25–6 | 32% |
| Nov 12 | at Wisconsin | W 17–14 | 31% |
| Nov 19 | at Northwestern | T 7–7 | 73% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Northwestern 7–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 9: 16
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1955.
- Record
- 5–3–1
- Conference
- 3–3–1 5th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 16
- Points
- 149–114
- Coach
- Ray Eliot
- Elo
- 1534 +70 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 8.1 No. 33 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Most valuable player
- Em Lindbeck
Drafted in 1956
The 1956 draft| Rd 7 | J.C. Caroline B | Chicago Bears |
All-Big Ten
2 first teamFirst team
Bobby MitchellRBAP-1
Harry JeffersonRB
From Wikipedia’s 1955 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1955 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 6–0 | 7–2 | 5 |
| Michigan State | 5–1 | 9–1 | 2 |
| Michigan | 5–2 | 7–2 | 12 |
| Purdue | 4–2–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Illinois | 3–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
 Iowa | 2–3–1 | 3–5–1 | |
| Minnesota | 2–5 | 3–6 | |
 Indiana | 1–5 | 3–6 | |
| Northwestern | 0–6–1 | 0–8–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.