1955 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 1955 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1955 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Bernie Crimmins, in his fourth year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

1955 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–6 (1–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bernie Crimmins (4th season)
MVP	Bob Skoronski
Captain	John Bartkiewicz
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Ohio State $	6	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
No. 2 Michigan State	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Michigan	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Purdue	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Illinois	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Iowa	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Minnesota	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Indiana	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	6	–	1			0	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Michigan State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	L 13–20	20,287	^[1]
October 1	at No. 4 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	L 0–19	56,494
October 8	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 6–20	51,576
October 15	Villanova*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 14–7	24,242
October 22	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 20–14	29,700
October 29	Ohio*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 21–14	18,108
November 5	at No. 11 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 13–20	80,730
November 12	at No. 7 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–30	60,613	^[2]
November 19	Purdue	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 4–6	30,945–35,000	^[3]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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1956 NFL draftees

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Bob Skoronski	Tackle	5	56	Green Bay Packers

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References

1. George S. Alderton (September 25, 1955). "Fast Start for Michigan State's Youngsters: Sophs Spark Spartans In 'Comeback' Victory Over Indiana, 20 to 13". Lansing State Journal. pp. 67, 71 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Tommy Devine (November 13, 1955). "Wolverines Conquer Indiana Like Champs". Detroit Free Press. pp. D1, D4 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 86. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
4. "1955 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
5. "1955 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
6. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
7. . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2018.