1955 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1955 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	4–4–2 (4–1–1 IIAC)
Head coach	Albert Kawal (1st season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium

1955 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Central Michigan +	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Michigan State Normal +	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Southern Illinois	4	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Western Illinois	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Illinois State Normal	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	2
Eastern Illinois	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Northern Illinois State	0	–	5	–	1			0	–	8	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1955 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1955 college football season. Under first-year head coach Albert Kawal, the team compiled a 4–4–2 record. The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 17	at Southeast Missouri		L 0–7
September 24	at Illinois Wesleyan		L 13–14
October 1	Central Michigan		W 14–13
October 15	at Eastern Illinois		W 26–13
October 22	Michigan State Normal		L 2–7
October 29	at Western Illinois		T 13–13
November 5	Washington University		L 13–32
November 12	at Illinois State		W 28–14
November 19	Northern Illinois		W 20–0
November 24	Bradley		T 7–7