1955 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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.^[2]

1955 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–8–1 (0–6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lou Saban (1st season)
MVP	Kurt Krueger
Captain	Sandy Sacks[1]
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium
Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	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

George Steinbrenner was an assistant coach in 1955.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Miami (OH)*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 14–25	35,000
October 1	at Tulane*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–21	20,000	[4]
October 8	Minnesota	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 7–18	38,000
October 15	at No. 1 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	L 2–14	67,074
October 22	Indiana	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 14–20	29,700
October 29	at No. 15 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 0–49	82,214
November 5	Wisconsin	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 14–41	40,000
November 12	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 8–46	27,000
November 19	Illinois	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	T 7–7	35,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game