1955 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium

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 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 all opponents by a combined total of 113 to 103.

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
September 24	Pacific*	No. 19	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 14–7
October 1	at Minnesota		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	W 7–6
October 8	No. 9 Wisconsin	No. 17	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 0–9
October 15	at Iowa		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	T 20–20
October 22	No. 11 Notre Dame*		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	L 7–22
October 29	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon)	W 13–0
November 5	No. 4 Michigan State		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 0–27
November 12	Northwestern		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 46–8
November 19	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 6–4
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1955 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class Jr 16 Len Dawson Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Stu Holcomb Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt