1955 Indiana Hoosiers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1955
| team = Indiana Hoosiers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big Ten Conference
| short_conf = Big Ten
| record = 3–6
| conf_record = 1–5
| head_coach = Bernie Crimmins
| hc_year = 4th
| mvp = Bob Skoronski
| captain = John Bartkiewicz
| stadium = Memorial Stadium
}}
{{1955 Big Ten Conference football standings}}
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.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1955
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| time =
| w/l = l
| opponent = Michigan State
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 13–20
| attend = 20,287
| source = {{cite news|title=Fast Start for Michigan State's Youngsters: Sophs Spark Spartans In 'Comeback' Victory Over Indiana, 20 to 13|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|author=George S. Alderton|date=September 25, 1955|pages=67, 71|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99180615/fast-start-for-michigan-states/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Notre Dame Stadium
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| score = 0–19
| attend = 56,494
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Iowa
| site_stadium = Iowa Stadium
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| score = 6–20
| attend = 51,576
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Villanova
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| score = 14–7
| attend = 24,242
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Northwestern
| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| score = 20–14
| attend = 29,700
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Ohio
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| score = 21–14
| attend = 18,108
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Ohio Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| score = 13–20
| attend = 80,730
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| score = 0–30
| attend = 60,613
| source = {{cite news|title=Wolverines Conquer Indiana Like Champs|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Tommy Devine|date=November 13, 1955|pages=D1, D4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28977415/wolverines_conquer_indiana_like_champs/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| time =
| w/l = l
| opponent = Purdue
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename = Old Oaken Bucket
| score = 4–6
| attend = 30,945–35,000
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=1955 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/indiana/1955-schedule.html |website=College Football @ Sports-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=December 28, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=1955 Football Schedule |url=https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/football/schedule/1955 |publisher=Indiana University |access-date=December 28, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=Indiana Football 2023 Record Book |url=https://static.iuhoosiers.com/custompages/pdf/fb/2023/23-FB-Record_Book_Full.pdf |publisher=Indiana University |page=14 |access-date=December 28, 2023 }}
1956 NFL draftees
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||
| style="background:#C0C0C0;"
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | Tackle | 5 | 56 | Green Bay Packers |
References
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