1955 Indiana
3–6 (1–5 Big Ten), coached by Bernie Crimmins. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Villanova 14–7Oct 15
By 7 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs Michigan State | L 13–20 | 39% |
| Oct 1 | at Notre Dame | L 0–19 | 12% |
| Oct 8 | at Iowa | L 6–20 | 24% |
| Oct 15 | vs Villanova | W 14–7 | 64% |
| Oct 22 | at Northwestern | W 20–14 | 49% |
| Oct 29 | vs Ohio | W 21–14 | 56% |
| Nov 5 | at Ohio State | L 13–20 | 17% |
| Nov 12 | at Michigan | L 0–30 | 21% |
| Nov 19 | vs Purdue | L 4–6 | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Purdue 6–4; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
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
- 3–6
- Conference
- 1–5 9th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 91–150
- Coach
- Bernie Crimmins
- Elo
- 1423 −10 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 1.2 No. 52 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- John Bartkiewicz
- Most valuable player
- Bob Skoronski
Drafted in 1956
The 1956 draft| Rd 5 | Bob Skoronski OT | Green Bay Packers |
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Brad BombaEAP-2; UP-3; INS-1
Second team
- Joe AmstutzCAP-2
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.