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.

1955 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–3–1 (4–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Stu Holcomb (9th season)
MVPJoe Krupa
CaptainJoe Krupa, Bill Murakowski
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
1955 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Ohio State $ 6 0 07 2 0
No. 2 Michigan State 5 1 09 1 0
No. 12 Michigan 5 2 07 2 0
Purdue 4 2 15 3 1
Illinois 3 3 15 3 1
Wisconsin 3 4 04 5 0
Iowa 2 3 13 5 1
Minnesota 2 5 03 6 0
Indiana 1 5 03 6 0
Northwestern 0 6 10 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.

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