1955 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1955 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1955 Big Ten Conference football season.

1955 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
Record3–5–1 (2–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJerry Reichow
CaptainCal Jones
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Ohio State $600720
No. 2 Michigan State510910
No. 12 Michigan520720
Purdue421531
Illinois331531
Wisconsin340450
Iowa231351
Minnesota250360
Indiana150360
Northwestern061081
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 24Kansas State*W 28–744,500
October 1at No. 17 WisconsinNo. 14L 14–3753,509
October 8Indiana
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 20–651,576
October 15Purdue
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
T 20–2052,137
October 21at No. 7 UCLA*L 13–3375,692
October 29at MichiganNBCL 21–3373,275[1][2]
November 5Minnesota
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
CBSW 26–052,459
November 12at Ohio StateL 10–2082,701
November 19at Notre Dame*L 14–1759,955
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1955 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
E88Jim GibbonsSo
E37Frank Gilliam  Sr
G62Calvin Jones (C)Sr
OT77Alex KarrasSo
QB25Jerry ReichowSr
HB41Eddie VincentSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Postseason awards

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1956 NFL Draft

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PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Jerry ReichowQuarterback438Detroit Lions
Jim FreemanEnd550Los Angeles Rams
Eddie VincentBack672Los Angeles Rams
Calvin JonesGuard998Detroit Lions
Roger SwedbergTackle12136San Francisco 49ers

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References

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  1. ^ Lyall Smith (October 30, 1955). "U-M by a Miracle, 33-21! 20 Points in 9 Minutes". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Phil Douglis (October 30, 1955). "Michigan Rally Buries Iowa: Passing Humbles Hawkeyes, 33-21". The Michigan Daily. pp. 1, 7.
  3. ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2019.