1955 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

1955 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
Conference	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	0–8–1 (0–5–1 IIAC)
Head coach	Bob Kahler (1st season)
Home stadium	Glidden Field (Capacity: 5,500)

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 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State College in the 1955 college football season. There were no divisions of college football during this time period, and the Huskies competed in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Bob Kahler and played their home games at the 5,500 seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24	at Wheaton (IL)*	Wheaton, IL	L 0–12
October 1	Illinois State	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	T 7–7
October 8	at Central Michigan	Mount Pleasant, MI	L 0–61
October 15	Bradley*	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	L 0–40
October 22	Western Illinois	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	L 6–39
October 29	at Omaha*	Al F. Caniglia Field Omaha, NE	L 12–27
November 5	at Eastern Illinois	Charleston, IL	L 0–14
November 12	Michigan State Normal	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	L 6–13
November 19	at Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 0–20
*Non-conference game