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1955 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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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.

Record3–6 (1–5 Big Ten)
Headcoach
Quick facts Indiana Hoosiers football, Conference ...
1955 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–6 (1–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBob Skoronski
CaptainJohn Bartkiewicz
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 $6–0–07–2–0
No. 2 Michigan State5–1–09–1–0
No. 12 Michigan5–2–07–2–0
Purdue4–2–15–3–1
Illinois3–3–15–3–1
Wisconsin3–4–04–5–0
Iowa2–3–13–5–1
Minnesota2–5–03–6–0
Indiana1–5–03–6–0
Northwestern0–6–10–8–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Michigan StateL 13–2020,287[1]
October 1at No. 4 Notre Dame*L 0–1956,494
October 8at IowaL 6–2051,576
October 15Villanova*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 14–724,242–25,000
October 22at NorthwesternW 20–1429,700
October 29Ohio*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 21–1418,108
November 5at No. 11 Ohio StateL 13–2080,730
November 12at No. 7 MichiganL 0–3060,613[2]
November 19Purdue
L 4–630,945–35,000[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1956 NFL draftees

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Bob SkoronskiTackle556Green Bay Packers

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