1955 Northwestern Wildcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1955
| team = Northwestern Wildcats
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big Ten Conference
| short_conf = Big Ten
| record = 0–8–1
| conf_record = 0–6–1
| head_coach = Lou Saban
| hc_year = 1st
| mvp = Kurt Krueger
| stadium = Dyche Stadium
}}
{{1955 Big Ten Conference football standings}}
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.{{cite web|title=Northwestern Yearly Results (1955-1959)|publisher=David DeLassus|work=College Football Data Warehouse|access-date=August 7, 2015|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/northwestern/1955-1959_yearly_results.php|archive-date=September 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905171505/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/northwestern/1955-1959_yearly_results.php|url-status=dead}}
George Steinbrenner was an assistant coach in 1955.Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p.34, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, {{ISBN|978-0-06-169031-0}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1955
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| tv =
| score = 14–25
| attend = 35,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Tulane
| site_stadium = Tulane Stadium
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| tv =
| score = 0–21
| attend = 20,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85627722/wave-blasts-cats-21-to-0/|work=Monroe Morning World|title=Wave blasts 'Cats, 21 to 0|date=October 2, 1955|accessdate=September 19, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = l
| opponent = Minnesota
| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| tv =
| score = 7–18
| attend = 38,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| gamename = rivalry
| tv =
| score = 2–14
| attend = 67,074
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = l
| opponent = Indiana
| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| tv =
| score = 14–20
| attend = 29,700
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Ohio Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| tv =
| score = 0–49
| attend = 82,214
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = l
| opponent = Wisconsin
| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| tv =
| score = 14–41
| attend = 40,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Purdue
| site_stadium = Ross–Ade Stadium
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| tv =
| score = 8–46
| attend = 27,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| w/l = t
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois
| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename = rivalry
| tv =
| score = 7–7
| attend = 35,000
}}
}}
References
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