1955 Northwestern
0–8–1 (0–6–1 Big Ten), coached by Lou Saban. Share
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs Miami (OH) | L 14–25 | 42% |
| Oct 1 | at Tulane | L 0–21 | 43% |
| Oct 8 | vs Minnesota | L 7–18 | 44% |
| Oct 15 | at Michigan | L 2–14 | 14% |
| Oct 22 | vs Indiana | L 14–20 | 51% |
| Oct 29 | at Ohio State | L 0–49 | 11% |
| Nov 5 | vs Wisconsin | L 14–41 | 25% |
| Nov 12 | at Purdue | L 8–46 | 18% |
| Nov 19 | vs Illinois | T 7–7 | 27% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Illinois 7–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 115th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 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
- 0–8–1
- Conference
- 0–6–1 10th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 66–241
- Coach
- Lou Saban
- Elo
- 1318 −124 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −8.3 No. 81 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Sandy Sacks
- Most valuable player
- Kurt Krueger
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.