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1955 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1955 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1955 record 0-8-1 (0-6-1 Big 10)
Head coach Lou Saban (1st year)
MVP Kurt Krueger
Home stadium Dyche Stadium (Capacity: 55,000)
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 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.

George Steinbrenner was an assistant coach in 1955.


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