1955 Iowa State
1–7–1 (1–4–1 Big Seven), coached by Vince Di Francesca. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Missouri 20–14Oct 15
By 6 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vsDenver | L 7–19 | 38% |
| Oct 1 | at Illinois | L 0–40 | 29% |
| Oct 8 | at Kansas | T 7–7 | 43% |
| Oct 15 | vs Missouri | W 20–14 | 48% |
| Oct 22 | vs Kansas State | L 7–9 | 49% |
| Oct 29 | at Drake | L 21–27 | 48% |
| Nov 5 | vs Nebraska | L 7–10 | 45% |
| Nov 12 | at Oklahoma | L 0–52 | 6% |
| Nov 19 | at Colorado | L 0–40 | 17% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Colorado 40–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Seven.
In program history: The 124th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 1–7–1
- Conference
- 1–4–1 tied for 5th in Big Seven
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 69–218
- Coach
- Vince Di Francesca
- Elo
- 1337 −73 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −13.0 No. 94 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Jim McCaulley and Mel Wostoupal
All-Big Seven
1 second teamSecond team
Jim McCauleyOGAP-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 Seven standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 6–0 | 11–0 | 1 |
| Nebraska | 5–1 | 5–5 | |
| Colorado | 3–3 | 6–4 | |
| Kansas State | 3–3 | 4–6 | |
| Kansas | 1–4–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Iowa State | 1–4–1 | 1–7–1 | |
| Missouri | 1–5 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.