1955 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–3–1 (4–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJoe Krupa
CaptainJoe Krupa, Bill Murakowski
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Ohio State $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 2 Michigan State 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 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 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1955 Big Ten Conference football season. In their ninth and final season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–3–1 record, finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 4–2–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 113 to 103.[1][2]

Notable players on the 1955 Purdue team included quarterback Len Dawson, end Lamar Lundy, tackle Joe Krupa, and back Bill Murakowski.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Pacific (CA)*No. 19
W 14–744,500
October 1at Minnesota
W 7–659,019
October 8No. 9 WisconsindaggerNo. 17
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 0–945,000
October 15at Iowa
T 20–2052,137
October 22No. 11 Notre Dame*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
L 7–2255,000
October 29at Illinois
W 13–061,262
November 5No. 4 Michigan State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 0–2741,000[3]
November 12Northwestern
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 46–827,000
November 19at Indiana
W 6–430,945–35,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "1955 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  3. ^ Dale Burgess (November 6, 1955). "Purdue Falls Victim To Fumbles As Michigan State Wins; 27 To 0; Spartans Outgained From Scrimmage But Net 116 Yards On Interceptions". The Palladium-Item and Sun-Telegram. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 86. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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