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 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1955 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by Ivy Williamson in his seventh and final season as head coach, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the Big Ten.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Marquette*
W 28–1453,359
October 1No. 14 IowaNo. 17
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
W 37–1453,509
October 8at No. 17 PurdueNo. 9
W 9–045,000
October 14at No. 16 USC*No. 6
L 21–3375,162
October 22Ohio StateNo. 15
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 16–2653,539
October 29No. 5 Michigan Statedagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 0–2753,529[1]
November 5at Northwestern
W 41–1440,000
November 12No. 16 Illinois
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 14–1753,529
November 19at Minnesota
L 6–2162,714
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

Team players in the 1956 NFL draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
John Dittrich Tackle 6 70 Chicago Cardinals
Bob Konovsky Tackle 7 77 Chicago Cardinals
Charlie Thomas Back 14 164 Green Bay Packers
Wells Gray Guard 16 190 Washington Redskins
Dick Kolian End 27 320 Green Bay Packers
Jim Miller Quarterback 28 330 Chicago Cardinals

[3]

References

  1. ^ Henry J. McCormick (October 30, 1955). "Spartans Bury Last Badger Title Hopes, 27-0: Blazing Speed, Standout Backs Engineer Rout". Wisconsin State Journal. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  3. ^ "1956 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team
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