1955 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1955 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
Record	3–5–1 (2–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Forest Evashevski (4th season)
MVP	Jerry Reichow
Captain	Cal Jones
Home stadium	Iowa 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 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1955 Big Ten Conference football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Kansas State *		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 28–7	44,500
October 1	at No. 17 Wisconsin	No. 14	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)		L 14–37	53,509
October 8	Indiana		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 20–6	51,576
October 15	Purdue		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA		T 20–20	52,137
October 21	at No. 7 UCLA *		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		L 13–33	75,692
October 29	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	NBC	L 21–33	73,275	[1] [2]
November 5	Minnesota		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	CBS	W 26–0	52,459
November 12	at Ohio State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		L 10–20	82,701
November 19	at Notre Dame *		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN		L 14–17	59,955
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1955 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class E 88 Jim Gibbons So E 37 Frank Gilliam   Sr G 62 Calvin Jones  (C) Sr OT 77 Alex Karras So QB 25 Jerry Reichow Sr HB 41 Eddie Vincent Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Forest Evashevski Coordinators/assistant coaches Bump Elliott (assistant) Whitey Piro Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Postseason awards

• Cal Jones - Outland Trophy, Consensus First-team All-American

See also: 1955 College Football All-America Team and 1955 All-Big Ten Conference football team

1956 NFL Draft

Main article: 1956 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Jerry Reichow	Quarterback	4	38	Detroit Lions
Jim Freeman	End	5	50	Los Angeles Rams
Eddie Vincent	Back	6	72	Los Angeles Rams
Calvin Jones	Guard	9	98	Detroit Lions
Roger Swedberg	Tackle	12	136	San Francisco 49ers

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References

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.