1955 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1955 Illinois Fighting Illini football 1955-Illinois-FightingIllini-mediaguide.jpg 240px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 5–3–1 3–3–1 Ray Eliot 14th Em Lindbeck Game captains Memorial Stadium The 1955 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1955 Big Ten season. In their 14th year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Fighting Illini compiled a 5–3–1 record (3–3–1 in conference games), finished in fifth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 149 to 114.1955 Illinois Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 27, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1955-schedule.html Quarterback Em Lindbeck was selected as the team's most valuable player.Fighting Illini Football Record Book University of Illinois 2015 December 28, 2016 155 http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/fightingillini.com/documents/2015/8/3/3_History_7_30.pdf November 29, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201129040612/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/fightingillini.com/documents/2015/8/3/3_History_7_30.pdf dead Two Illinois players received honors on the 1955 All-Big Ten Conference football team: halfback Bobby Mitchell (AP-1) and halfback Harry Jefferson (AP-2, UP-3, INS-1).Five Boilermaker Gridders Gain Recognition on AP's All-Big Ten Journal and Courier November 22, 1955 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74511306/1955-all-big-ten/ Newspapers.comKrupa Named All-Big Ten: Dawson, Lundey, Murley, Murakowski Cited by UP Journal and Courier November 23, 1955 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74512816/1955-all-big-ten/ Newspapers.comTwo Hawks On All-Big 10 The Des Moines Tribune November 22, 1955 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74513777/1955-ins-all-big-ten/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Schedule 1955 AP September 24 w y y California California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA 20–13 32,000 October 1 w y Iowa State Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 40–0 45,706 October 8 l y Ohio State Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH Illibuck 12–27 82,407 October 15 w Minnesota Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 21–13 45,995 October 22 l y Michigan State 6 Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI 7–21 51,851 Indian Totems Wave From Spartan Spears: Morrall Paces Michigan State To 21-7 Victory Lansing State Journal George S. Alderton October 23, 1955 67, 68 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99180876/indian-totems-wave-from-spartan-spears/ Newspapers.com October 29 l Purdue Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL rivalry 0–13 61,262 November 5 w Michigan 3 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL rivalry 25–6 58,968 Illinois Stuns Michigan With 25-6 Upset Victory The Pantagraph Fred Young November 6, 1955 29 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28977175/illinois_stuns_michigan_with_256_upset/ Newspapers.com November 12 w y 16 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI 17–14 53,529 November 19 t y Northwestern Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL rivalry 7–7 35,000 Roster thumb|left|650px|Team photo of the 1955 Illinois Fighting Illini football team. References Illinois Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons Illinois Fighting Illini football