1955 Iowa State Cyclones football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1955
| team = Iowa State Cyclones
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big Seven Conference
| short_conf = Big 7
| record = 1–7–1
| conf_record = 1–4–1
| head_coach = Vince DiFrancesca
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain = Jim McCaulley
| captain2 = Mel Wostoupal
| stadium = Clyde Williams Field
}}
{{1955 Big Seven Conference football standings}}
The 1955 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (later renamed Iowa State University) in the Big Seven Conference during the 1955 college football season. In their second year under head coach Vince DiFrancesca, the Cyclones compiled a 1–7–1 record (1–4–1 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place in the conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 218 to 69.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/iowa-state/1955-schedule.html|title=1955 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=September 21, 2017}}{{cite web|title=2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book|publisher=Iowa State University|year=2017|page=148|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/isuni.sidearmsports.com/documents/2015/5/5/Media_Guide.pdf}} They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.
The team's regular starting lineup on offense consisted of left end Mel Wostoupal, left tackle Ray Tweetan, left guard Bob Bird, center Grant Blaney, right guard Jim Lyons, right tackle Jim McCaulley, right end Harold Potts, quarterback John Breckenridge, left halfback Gary Lutz, right halfback Brucke Alexander, and fullback Marv Walter. Jim McCaulley and Mel Wostoupal were the team captains.
The team's statistical leaders included Donn Lorenzen with 179 rushing yards, John Breckenridge with 354 passing yards, and Harold Potts with 173 receiving yards and 18 points (three touchdowns).2017 Fact Book, pp. 112-113. No Iowa State players were selected as first-team all-conference players.2017 Fact Book, p. 75.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1955
| poll = AP
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Denver
| site_stadium = Clyde Williams Field
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| score = 7–19
| attend = 12,217
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| time = 12:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Illinois
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| score = 0–40
| attend = 45,706
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = Kansas
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| score = 7–7
| attend = 19,854
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Missouri
| site_stadium = Clyde Williams Field
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 20–14
| attend = 8,314
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Kansas State
| site_stadium = Clyde Williams Field
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–9
| attend = 14,740
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| time = 8:05 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Drake
| site_stadium = Drake Stadium
| site_cityst = Des Moines, IA
| score = 21–27
| attend = 6,516–8,500
| source = {{cite news |last=Wilson |first=Brad |title=Drake Jolts Iowa State, 27-21 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91742371/the-des-moines-register/ |newspaper=The Des Moines Register |location=Des Moines, Iowa |date=October 30, 1955 |page=1S |access-date=January 3, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Wilson |first=Brad |title=Drake (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91742442/the-des-moines-register/ |newspaper=The Des Moines Register |location=Des Moines, Iowa |date=October 30, 1955 |page=7S |access-date=January 3, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Nebraska
| site_stadium = Clyde Williams Field
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| score = 7–10
| attend = 11,237
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Oklahoma
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Owen Field
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| score = 0–52
| attend = 46,455
| source = {{Cite web|url=http://www.soonerstats.com/football/seasons/schedule.cfm?seasonid=1955|title = 1955 OU Football Season Schedule - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball}}{{cite news|title=Big Red Knocks Wind Out of Cyclones 52-0: Long McDonald Run Highlights Scoring Parade|newspaper=The Norman Transcript|author=Jerry Magee|date=November 13, 1955|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99079047/big-red-knocks-wind-out-of-cyclones/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Colorado
| site_stadium = Folsom Field
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| score = 0–40
| attend = 20,780
}}
}}