1955 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1955

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 24

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Kansas State

| site_stadium = Iowa Stadium

| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA

| score = 28–7

| attend = 44,500

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 1

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 14

| opponent = Wisconsin

| opprank = 17

| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium

| site_cityst = Madison, WI

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 14–37

| attend = 53,509

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 8

| w/l = w

| opponent = Indiana

| site_stadium = Iowa Stadium

| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA

| score = 20–6

| attend = 51,576

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 15

| w/l = t

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Purdue

| site_stadium = Iowa Stadium

| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA

| score = 20–20

| attend = 52,137

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 21

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = UCLA

| opprank = 7

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| score = 13–33

| attend = 75,692

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Michigan

| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| tv = NBC

| score = 21–33

| attend = 73,275

| source = {{cite news|title=U-M by a Miracle, 33-21! 20 Points in 9 Minutes|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Lyall Smith|date=October 30, 1955|pages=1D, 3D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28976981/20-points-in-9-minutes-u-m-by-a/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Michigan Rally Buries Iowa: Passing Humbles Hawkeyes, 33-21|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|author=Phil Douglis|date=October 30, 1955|pages=1, 7|url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071756394/277}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 5

| w/l = w

| opponent = Minnesota

| site_stadium = Iowa Stadium

| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = CBS

| score = 26–0

| attend = 52,459

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 12

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Ohio State

| site_stadium = Ohio Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbus, OH

| score = 10–20

| attend = 82,701

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 19

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Notre Dame

| site_stadium = Notre Dame Stadium

| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN

| score = 14–17

| attend = 59,955

}}

}}

{{American football roster/Header|year=1955|team=Iowa Hawkeyes|teamcolors=y

|offensive_players=

{{American football roster/Player|num=88|class=So|first=Jim|last=Gibbons|pos=E|link=y|dab=Jim Gibbons (American football)}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=37|class=Sr|first=Frank|last=Gilliam|pos=E|link=y|inj=y|dab=Frank Gilliam (American football)}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=62|class=Sr|first=Calvin|last=Jones|pos=G|link=y|dab=Cal Jones|note=C}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=77|class=SO|first=Alex|last=Karras|pos=T|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=25|class=Sr|first=Jerry|last=Reichow|pos=QB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=41|class=Sr|first=Eddie|last=Vincent|pos=HB|link=y|dab=Edward Vincent Jr.}}

|defensive_players=

|special_teams_players=

}}

{{American football roster/Footer|roster_url=|accessdate=

|head_coach=

• Forest Evashevski

|asst_coach=

• Bump Elliott (assistant)
• Whitey Piro

}}

• Cal Jones - Outland Trophy, Consensus First-team All-American

{{see also|1955 College Football All-America Team|1955 All-Big Ten Conference football team}}

{{main|1956 NFL draft}}

class="wikitable" width="80%"
align="center" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Iowa Hawkeyes|color=white}}" | Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
align="center" bgcolor="" | Jerry Reichow	Quarterback	4	38	Detroit Lions
align="center" bgcolor="" | Jim Freeman	End	5	50	Los Angeles Rams
align="center" bgcolor="" | Eddie Vincent	Back	6	72	Los Angeles Rams
align="center" bgcolor="" | Calvin Jones	Guard	9	98	Detroit Lions
align="center" bgcolor="" | Roger Swedberg	Tackle	12	136	San Francisco 49ers

{{cite web| url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1956.htm| title = Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com| access-date = 2019-08-11| archive-date = 2010-11-26| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101126151630/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1956.htm| url-status = dead}}

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