1956 Indiana
3–6 (1–5 Big Ten), coached by Bernie Crimmins. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northwestern 19–13Oct 27
By 6 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs Iowa | L 0–27 | 46% |
| Oct 6 | at 17Notre Dame | L 6–20 | 19% |
| Oct 13 | at 2Michigan State | L 6–53 | 12% |
| Oct 20 | at Nebraska | W 19–14 | 33% |
| Oct 27 | vs Northwestern | W 19–13 | 66% |
| Nov 3 | vsMarquette | W 19–13 | 75% |
| Nov 10 | at 7Ohio State | L 14–35 | 15% |
| Nov 17 | at 10Michigan | L 26–49 | 20% |
| Nov 24 | at Purdue | L 20–39 | 31% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Purdue 39–20; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 84th-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 1956.
- Record
- 3–6
- Conference
- 1–5 10th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 129–263
- Coach
- Bernie Crimmins
- Elo
- 1411 −37 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −5.3 No. 76 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Gene Cichowski
- Most valuable player
- Bob Fee
Drafted in 1957
The 1957 draft| Rd 5 | Milt Campbell B | Cleveland Browns |
| Rd 6 | Joe Amstutz C | Cleveland Browns |
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
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From Wikipedia’s 1956 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1956 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 5–1 | 9–1 | 3 |
| Michigan | 5–2 | 7–2 | 7 |
 Minnesota | 4–1–2 | 6–1–2 | 12 |
| Michigan State | 4–2 | 7–2 | 9 |
| Ohio State | 4–2 | 6–3 | 15 |
| Northwestern | 3–3–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| Purdue | 1–4–2 | 3–4–2 | |
 Illinois | 1–4–2 | 2–5–2 | |
 Wisconsin | 0–4–3 | 1–5–3 | |
| Indiana | 1–5 | 3–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.