1955 Wisconsin
4–5 (3–4 Big Ten), coached by Ivy Williamson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northwestern 41–14Nov 5
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vsMarquette | W 28–14 | 75% |
| Oct 1 | vs Iowa | W 37–14 | 66% |
| Oct 8 | at Purdue | W 9–0 | 56% |
| Oct 14 | at USC | L 21–33 | 53% |
| Oct 22 | vs Ohio State | L 16–26 | 61% |
| Oct 29 | vs Michigan State | L 0–27 | 56% |
| Nov 5 | at Northwestern | W 41–14 | 75% |
| Nov 12 | vs Illinois | L 14–17 | 69% |
| Nov 19 | at Minnesota | L 6–21 | 56% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Minnesota 21–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 14
- Wk 3: 17
- Wk 4: 9
- Wk 5: 6
- Wk 6: 15
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
- 4–5
- Conference
- 3–4 6th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 6
- Points
- 172–166
- Coach
- Ivy Williamson
- Elo
- 1548 −78 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 8.2 No. 32 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Wells Gray
- Most valuable player
- Wells Gray
Drafted in 1956
The 1956 draft| Rd 6 | John Dittrich OT | Chicago Cardinals |
| Rd 7 | Bob Konovsky OT | Chicago Cardinals |
All-Big Ten
2 second teamSecond team
Dave HowardEUP-2- Wells GrayOGAP-2; UP-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.