1955 Michigan
7–2 (5–2 Big Ten), coached by Bennie Oosterbaan, finished No. 12 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Missouri 42–7Sep 24
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs Missouri | W 42–7 | 68% |
| Oct 1 | vs Michigan State | W 14–7 | 59% |
| Oct 8 | vs Army | W 26–2 | 51% |
| Oct 15 | vs Northwestern | W 14–2 | 86% |
| Oct 22 | at Minnesota | W 14–13 | 63% |
| Oct 29 | vs Iowa | W 33–21 | 70% |
| Nov 5 | at Illinois | L 6–25 | 68% |
| Nov 12 | vs Indiana | W 30–0 | 79% |
| Nov 19 | vs Ohio State | L 0–17 | 50% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 17–0; No. 12 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 3
- Wk 2: 4
- Wk 3: 2
- Wk 4: 2
- Wk 5: 1
- Wk 6: 1
- Wk 7: 3
- Wk 8: 3
- Wk 9: 7
- Wk 10: 6
- Wk 11: 12
- Final: 12
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
- 7–2
- Conference
- 5–2 3rd in Big Ten
- AP final
- No. 12 peak No. 1
- Points
- 179–94
- Coach
- Bennie Oosterbaan
- Elo
- 1604 +37 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 13.8 No. 15 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Ed Meads
- Most valuable player
- Terry Barr
All-Big Ten
4 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Ron KramerEAP-1; UP-1; INS-1
Tom MaentzEAP-1; UP-1
Tony BranoffRB- Lou BaldacciFB
Second team
- James BatesCUP-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.