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Michigan State

B10 · 1955 Season · Final

Pretender −
Record
9–1
0.900 Win %
Conference
1st
5–1 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
102
1918–2026
All-Time Record
618–421–30
0.592 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1955
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 33
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 12 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Michigan State head-to-head · History & Eras

1955 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB103–6W 20–13
6Week 6 · Oct 4Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB107–2L 7–14
7Week 7 · Oct 11Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC6–3–1W 38–14
8Week 8 · Oct 18Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI8–2W 21–7
9Week 9 · Oct 25Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB105–3–1W 21–7
10Week 10 · Nov 1Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB104–5W 27–0
11Week 11 · Nov 8Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB105–3–1W 27–0
12Week 12 · Nov 15Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB103–6W 42–14
13Week 13 · Nov 22Marquette (MARQUETTE)H2HIND FBSI2–6–1W 33–0
13Final · Jan 3UCLAH2HPAC9–2W 17–14

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
0.908
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+43
-2+45
  • UCLA +9
  • Notre Dame +8
  • Stanford +6
  • Illinois +5
  • Purdue +5
  • Wisconsin +4
  • Indiana +3
  • Minnesota +3
  • Marquette +2
  • Michigan -2

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #1Better than 100%
Win % Place 4thBetter than 98%

0.900 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#2W12#2W13#3W14#3Regular Season Final#1Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
-7
+24
+14
+14
+27
+27
+28
+33
+3

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#131950#31951#21952#61953#701954

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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