1955 Iowa
3–5–1 (2–3–1 Big Ten), coached by Forest Evashevski. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Minnesota 26–0Nov 5
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs Kansas State | W 28–7 | 69% |
| Oct 1 | at Wisconsin | L 14–37 | 34% |
| Oct 8 | vs Indiana | W 20–6 | 76% |
| Oct 15 | vs Purdue | T 20–20 | 61% |
| Oct 21 | at UCLA | L 13–33 | 24% |
| Oct 29 | at Michigan | L 21–33 | 30% |
| Nov 5 | vs Minnesota | W 26–0 | 61% |
| Nov 12 | at Ohio State | L 10–20 | 28% |
| Nov 19 | at Notre Dame | L 14–17 | 19% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 17–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 12
- Wk 3: 14
- Wk 9: 20
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
- 3–5–1
- Conference
- 2–3–1 7th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 12
- Points
- 166–173
- Coach
- Forest Evashevski
- Elo
- 1549 −13 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 9.6 No. 29 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Cal Jones
- Most valuable player
- Jerry Reichow
Drafted in 1956
The 1956 draft| Rd 4 | Jerry Reichow QB | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 5 | Jim Freeman B | Los Angeles Rams |
| Rd 6 | Eddie Vincent B | Los Angeles Rams |
All-Big Ten
3 first teamFirst team
Cal JonesOT
Jerry ReichowQB
Edward Vincent Jr.RB
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.