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1955 Big Ten Conference Schedule and Results

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Record: 46-41-4, .527 W-L% (4th of 11) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: 7.41 (3rd of 11) ▪ SOS: 6.74 (2nd of 11)

Conference Champion: Ohio State

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 5 (Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State, Purdue and Wisconsin)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 3 (Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State)

33 Games

Conference games only
Rk Date Day Winner/Tie Pts Loser/Tie Pts Notes
1 Sep 24, 1955 Sat Michigan State 20 @ Indiana 13
Rk Date Day Winner/Tie Pts Loser/Tie Pts Notes
2 Oct 1, 1955 Sat (2) Michigan 14 Michigan State 7
3 Oct 1, 1955 Sat Purdue 7 @ Minnesota 6
4 Oct 1, 1955 Sat (17) Wisconsin 37 (14) Iowa 14
Rk Date Day Winner/Tie Pts Loser/Tie Pts Notes
5 Oct 8, 1955 Sat Iowa 20 Indiana 6
6 Oct 8, 1955 Sat Minnesota 18 @ Northwestern 7
7 Oct 8, 1955 Sat Ohio State 27 Illinois 12
8 Oct 8, 1955 Sat (9) Wisconsin 9 @ (17) Purdue 0
Rk Date Day Winner/Tie Pts Loser/Tie Pts Notes
9 Oct 15, 1955 Sat Illinois 21 Minnesota 13
10 Oct 15, 1955 Sat (1) Michigan 14 Northwestern 2
11 Oct 15, 1955 Sat Purdue 20 Iowa 20
Rk Date Day Winner/Tie Pts Loser/Tie Pts Notes
12 Oct 22, 1955 Sat Indiana 20 @ Northwestern 14
13 Oct 22, 1955 Sat (1) Michigan 14 @ Minnesota 13
14 Oct 22, 1955 Sat (6) Michigan State 21 Illinois 7
15 Oct 22, 1955 Sat Ohio State 26 @ (15) Wisconsin 16
Rk Date Day Winner/Tie Pts Loser/Tie Pts Notes
16 Oct 29, 1955 Sat (3) Michigan 33 Iowa 21
17 Oct 29, 1955 Sat (5) Michigan State 27 @ Wisconsin 0
18 Oct 29, 1955 Sat (15) Ohio State 49 Northwestern 0
19 Oct 29, 1955 Sat Purdue 13 @ Illinois 0
Rk Date Day Winner/Tie Pts Loser/Tie Pts Notes
20 Nov 5, 1955 Sat Illinois 25 (3) Michigan 6
21 Nov 5, 1955 Sat Iowa 26 Minnesota 0
22 Nov 5, 1955 Sat (4) Michigan State 27 @ Purdue 0
23 Nov 5, 1955 Sat (11) Ohio State 20 Indiana 13
24 Nov 5, 1955 Sat Wisconsin 41 @ Northwestern 14
Rk Date Day Winner/Tie Pts Loser/Tie Pts Notes
25 Nov 12, 1955 Sat (16) Illinois 17 @ Wisconsin 14
26 Nov 12, 1955 Sat (7) Michigan 30 Indiana 0
27 Nov 12, 1955 Sat (3) Michigan State 42 Minnesota 14
28 Nov 12, 1955 Sat (10) Ohio State 20 (20) Iowa 10
29 Nov 12, 1955 Sat Purdue 46 Northwestern 8
Rk Date Day Winner/Tie Pts Loser/Tie Pts Notes
30 Nov 19, 1955 Sat Illinois 7 Northwestern 7
31 Nov 19, 1955 Sat Minnesota 21 Wisconsin 6
32 Nov 19, 1955 Sat (9) Ohio State 17 @ (6) Michigan 0
33 Nov 19, 1955 Sat Purdue 6 @ Indiana 4