1955 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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The 1955 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1955 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Lou Saban, the Wildcats compiled a 0–8–1 record (0–6–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in last place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 241 to 66.[2]

Record0–8–1 (0–6–1 Big Ten)
Headcoach
MVPKurt Krueger
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1955 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record0–8–1 (0–6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPKurt Krueger
CaptainSandy Sacks[1]
Home stadiumDyche 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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George Steinbrenner was an assistant coach in 1955.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Miami (OH)*L 14–2535,000
October 1at Tulane*L 0–2120,000[4]
October 8Minnesota
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 7–1838,000
October 15at No. 1 MichiganL 2–1467,074
October 22Indiana
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 14–2029,700
October 29at No. 15 Ohio StateL 0–4982,214
November 5Wisconsin
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 14–4140,000
November 12at PurdueL 8–4627,000
November 19Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
T 7–735,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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