1955 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1955 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1955 record	4–5 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ivy Williamson (7th year)
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

1955 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#5 Ohio State $	6	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
#2 Michigan State	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
#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 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1955 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 24	Marquette*		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 28–14	53,359
October 1	#14 Iowa	#17	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 37–14	53,509
October 8	at #17 Purdue	#9	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	W 9–0	45,000
October 14	at #16 USC*	#6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 21–33	75,162
October 22	Ohio State	#15	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 16–26	53,539
October 29	#5 Michigan State		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 0–27	53,529
November 5	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	W 41–14	40,000
November 12	#16 Illinois		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 14–17	53,529
November 19	at Minnesota		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	L 6–21	62,714
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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Team players in the 1956 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
John Dittrich	Tackle	6	70	Chicago Cardinals
Bob Konovsky	Tackle	7	77	Chicago Cardinals
Charlie Thomas	Back	14	164	Green Bay Packers
Wells Gray	Guard	16	190	Washington Redskins
Dick Kolian	End	27	320	Green Bay Packers
Jim Miller	Quarterback	28	330	Chicago Cardinals

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References

↑ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
↑ "1956 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-10-28.

Wisconsin Badgers football

Venues	Camp Randall Stadium (1917–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa (Heartland Trophy) Minnesota (Slab of Bacon, 1930–1943; Paul Bunyan's Axe, 1948–present) Nebraska (Freedom Trophy)

Culture & lore	Bucky Badger "On, Wisconsin!" Marching band "Jump Around" Tall Grass Game

People	Head coaches Players in the NFL Draft Statistical leaders

Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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