1955 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1955
| team = Illinois Fighting Illini
| sport = football
| image = 1955-Illinois-FightingIllini-mediaguide.jpg
| image_size = 240px
| conference = Big Ten Conference
| short_conf = Big Ten
| record = 5–3–1
| conf_record = 3–3–1
| head_coach = Ray Eliot
| hc_year = 14th
| mvp = Em Lindbeck
| captain = Game captains
| stadium = Memorial Stadium
}}
{{1955 Big Ten Conference football standings}}
The 1955 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1955 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 14th year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 5–3–1 record and finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.{{cite web|title=1955 Illinois Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=December 16, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1955-schedule.html}} Quarterback Em Lindbeck was selected as the team's most valuable player.{{cite web|title=Fighting Illini Football Record Book|publisher=University of Illinois|year=2015|access-date=December 28, 2016|page=155|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/fightingillini.com/documents/2015/8/3/3_History_7_30.pdf}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1955
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = California
| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| score = 20–13
| attend = 32,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Iowa State
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| score = 40–0
| attend = 45,706
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Ohio State
| site_stadium = Ohio Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename = Illibuck Trophy
| score = 12–27
| attend = 82,407
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = w
| opponent = Minnesota
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| score = 21–13
| attend = 45,995
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Michigan State
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Macklin Stadium
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
| score = 7–21
| attend = 51,851
| source = {{cite news|title=Indian Totems Wave From Spartan Spears: Morrall Paces Michigan State To 21-7 Victory|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|author=George S. Alderton|date=October 23, 1955|pages=67, 68|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99180876/indian-totems-wave-from-spartan-spears/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = l
| opponent = Purdue
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–13
| attend = 61,262
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = w
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 25–6
| attend = 58,968
| source = {{cite news|title=Illinois Stuns Michigan With 25-6 Upset Victory|newspaper=The Pantagraph|author=Fred Young|date=November 6, 1955|page=29|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28977175/illinois_stuns_michigan_with_256_upset/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 16
| opponent = Wisconsin
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 17–14
| attend = 53,529
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = Northwestern
| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–7
| attend = 35,000
}}
}}
Roster
References
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