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1955 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1955 Illinois Fighting Illini football
1955 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.jpg
Conference Big Ten Conference
1955 record 5–3–1 (3–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Ray Eliot (14th year)
MVP Em Lindbeck
Captain Selected each game
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1954 1956 »
1955 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 Ohio State $ 6 0 0     7 2 0
#2 Michigan State 5 1 0     9 1 0
#12 Michigan 5 2 0     7 2 0
Purdue 4 2 1     5 3 1
Illinois 3 3 1     5 3 1
Wisconsin 3 4 0     4 5 0
Iowa 2 3 1     3 5 1
Minnesota 2 5 0     3 6 0
Indiana 1 5 0     3 6 0
Northwestern 0 6 1     0 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1955 college 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. Quarterback Em Lindbeck was selected as the team's most valuable player.


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