1955 Big Ten Conference football season information
Sports season
1955 Big Ten Conference football season
Sport
American football
Number of teams
10
Top draft pick
Earl Morrall
Champion
Ohio State
Runners-up
Michigan State
Season MVP
Howard Cassady
Football seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Big Ten Conference football standings
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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
The 1955 Big Ten Conference football season was the 60th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference (also known as the Western Conference) and was a part of the 1955 college football season.
The 1955 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, under head coach Woody Hayes, won the Big Ten football championship with a record of 7–2 and was ranked No. 5 in the final AP Poll. Halfback Howard Cassady was a consensus first-team All-American and won both the 1955 Heisman Trophy as the best player in college football and the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the most valuable player in the Big Ten.
The 1955 Michigan State Spartans football team, under head coach Duffy Daugherty, compiled a 9–1 record, defeated UCLA in the 1956 Rose Bowl, and was ranked No. 2 behind Oklahoma in the final AP Poll. Quarterback Earl Morrall was a consensus first-team All-American and was the first Big Ten player selected in the 1956 NFL draft with the second overall pick. Tackle Norm Masters was also a first-team All-American.
The 1955 Michigan Wolverines football team, under head coach Bennie Oosterbaan, compiled a 7–2 record and was ranked No. 12 in the final AP Poll. In the second week of the season, the Wolverines defeated Michigan State, the Spartans' only loss of the season. The Wolverines rose to No. 1 in the AP Poll after defeating Army (ranked No. 6), but after starting the season 6-0, Michigan lost to Illinois on November 5, 1955. End Ron Kramer was a consensus first-team All-American.
Iowa guard Cal Jones won the Outland Trophy as the best interior lineman in college football. He was the first Big Ten player to receive the award.
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