FEATURED GAME
Beat Minnesota
26
vs
0
Kept the Floyd of Rosedale — won by 26
Football History
Season Snapshot 1955 at a glance
1955 Iowa Football
3-5-1
Overall
2-3-1
Big Ten
Forest Evashevski
Head coach
By the Numbers
Shutouts
1
Minnesota
Power rating
+7.5
Simple Rating System — #34 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
28
vs Kansas State on Sep 24
Best defensive game
held them to 0
vs Minnesota (26-0)
Closest game
0-point loss
vs Purdue (20-20)
Biggest win
by 26
vs Minnesota (26-0)
Rankings & Streaks
Home record
3-0
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
0-5
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Kansas State
28
vs
7
Wire-to-wire control — won by 21
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 3 to Notre Dame
14
vs
17
Lost by just 3 in the final minutes
VS HEARTLAND TROPHY
Faced Wisconsin
14
vs
37
Trophy game came up just short
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #3 Michigan
21
vs
33
Tough matchup against #3
Compare This Team
See how the 1955 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.
1955 Schedule 9 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | Home Kansas State | 28–7 | W |
| Oct 1 | Away (17) Wisconsin | 14–37 | L |
| Oct 8 | Home Indiana | 20–6 | W |
| Oct 15 | Home Purdue | 20–20 | T |
| Oct 21 | Away (7) UCLA | 13–33 | L |
| Oct 29 | Away (3) Michigan | 21–33 | L |
| Nov 5 | Home Minnesota | 26–0 | W |
| Nov 12 | Away (10) Ohio State | 10–20 | L |
| Nov 19 | Away (4) Notre Dame | 14–17 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Game Logs
| Date | Opp | Rslt | Passing | Rushing | Total | Penalties | TO | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | Rate | Att | Yds | TD | Plays | Yds | Y/P | No | Yds | FL | Int | TO | |||
| Sep 24 | Kansas State | W 28–7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 1 | @ Wisconsin | L 14–37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 8 | Indiana | W 20–6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 15 | Purdue | T 20–20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 21 | @ UCLA | L 13–33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 29 | @ Michigan | L 21–33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 5 | Minnesota | W 26–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 12 | @ Ohio State | L 10–20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 19 | @ Notre Dame | L 14–17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1955 Roster 1 players
| Player | Class | Pos | Season summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Jones* | — | OL |
1955 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Season
NR
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #12
- Lowest Rank
- #20
- Weeks in Poll
- 3
- Total Weeks
- 9
Week-by-week rankings
Pre
#12
9/26
#14
10/3
NR
10/10
NR
10/17
NR
10/24
NR
10/31
NR
11/7
#20
11/14
NR
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