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1955 Illinois Fighting Illini football
1955 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–3–1 (3–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ray Eliot (14th season);
MVP	Em Lindbeck
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Memorial 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

The 1955 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1955 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 14th year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 5–3–1 record and finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.^[1] Quarterback Em Lindbeck was selected as the team's most valuable player.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at California*		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 20–13	32,000
October 1	Iowa State*		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 40–0	45,706
October 8	at Ohio State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)	L 12–27	82,407
October 15	Minnesota		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 21–13	45,995
October 22	at No. 6 Michigan State		Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 7–21	51,851	^[3]
October 29	Purdue		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 0–13	61,262
November 5	No. 3 Michigan		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 25–6	58,968	^[4]
November 12	at Wisconsin	No. 16	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 17–14	53,529
November 19	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	T 7–7	35,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game