1955 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1955 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1955 Big Ten Conference football season. In their ninth and final season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–3–1 record, finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 4–2–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 113 to 103.^[1][2]

1955 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–3–1 (4–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Stu Holcomb (9th season)
MVP	Joe Krupa
Captain	Joe Krupa, Bill Murakowski
Home stadium	Ross–Ade 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

Notable players on the 1955 Purdue team included quarterback Len Dawson, end Lamar Lundy, tackle Joe Krupa, and back Bill Murakowski.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Pacific (CA)*	No. 19	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 14–7	44,500
October 1	at Minnesota		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	W 7–6	59,019
October 8	No. 9 Wisconsin	No. 17	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 0–9	45,000
October 15	at Iowa		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	T 20–20	52,137
October 22	No. 11 Notre Dame*		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	L 7–22	55,000
October 29	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 13–0	61,262
November 5	No. 4 Michigan State		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 0–27	41,000	[3]
November 12	Northwestern		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 46–8	27,000
November 19	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 6–4	30,945–35,000	[4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Purdue Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
2. "1955 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
3. Dale Burgess (November 6, 1955). "Purdue Falls Victim To Fumbles As Michigan State Wins; 27 To 0; Spartans Outgained From Scrimmage But Net 116 Yards On Interceptions". The Palladium-Item and Sun-Telegram. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
5. "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 86. Retrieved January 29, 2023.