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The 1955 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1955 Big Ten season. In their 14th year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Fighting Illini compiled a 5–3–1 record (3–3–1 in conference games), finished in fifth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 149 to 114.[1]

Record5–3–1 (3–3–1 Big Ten)
Headcoach
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1955 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–3–1 (3–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPEm Lindbeck
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
 1954
1956 
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1955 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Ohio State $600720
No. 2 Michigan State510910
No. 12 Michigan520720
Purdue421531
Illinois331531
Wisconsin340450
Iowa231351
Minnesota250360
Indiana150360
Northwestern061081
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Quarterback Em Lindbeck was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2] Two Illinois players received honors on the 1955 All-Big Ten Conference football team: halfback Bobby Mitchell (AP-1) and halfback Harry Jefferson (AP-2, UP-3, INS-1).[3][4][5]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at California*W 20–1332,000
October 1Iowa State*W 40–045,706
October 8at Ohio StateL 12–2782,407
October 15Minnesota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 21–1345,995
October 22at No. 6 Michigan StateL 7–2151,851[6]
October 29Purdue
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 0–1361,262
November 5No. 3 Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 25–658,968[7]
November 12at WisconsinNo. 16W 17–1453,529
November 19at NorthwesternT 7–735,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster

Team photo of the 1955 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.

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