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Purdue Football Team History


Purdue Boilermakers
Purdue University
 West Lafayette, IN
Founded: 1869
Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium
Capacity: 67,332
Colors: Old Gold & Black
Coach: Stuart K. Stu Holcomb
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024
1955 Season Highlights
 Stuart K. Stu Holcomb enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 
1955 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Pacific  14   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Minnesota  7   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Wisconsin  0   9   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Iowa  20   20   T       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Notre Dame  7   22   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Illinois  13   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Michigan State  0   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Northwestern  46   8   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Indiana  6   4   W       
 
1955 Season Totals
  Record5-3 -1
  Points Scored113
  Scoring Average12.6
  Points Allowed103
  Defense Average11.4
  Opponents Record35-36
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record3-0 -1
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1955 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 5-3-1149114 3-3-189101  Ray Eliot
Minnesota 3-6110172 2-585123  Murray Warmath
Indiana 3-691150 1-556110  Bernie A. Crimmins
Ohio State 7-220197 6-015951  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State 9-125383Won  17-145-114448  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Michigan 7-217994 5-211185  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Purdue 5-3-1113103 4-2-19274  Stuart K. Stu Holcomb
Wisconsin 4-5172166 3-4123119  Ivan B. Ivy Williamson
Iowa 3-5-1166173 2-3-1111116  Forest Evashevski
Northwestern 0-8-166241 0-6-152195  Louis H. Lou Saban

1955 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1955 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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