1955-56 Northwestern Wildcats — schedule and results

The 1955-56 Northwestern Wildcats went 2-20 (1-13 in the Big Ten) under head coach Waldo Fisher. Simple Rating System: -4.77.

Game-by-game results (22 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1955-12-03vs Western Michigan BroncosL 67–72McGaw Memorial Hall
1955-12-05at Kansas JayhawksL 70–91Allen Fieldhouse
1955-12-10vs Notre Dame Fighting IrishL 61–71McGaw Memorial Hall
1955-12-20vs Oregon DucksL 81–85McGaw Memorial Hall
1955-12-21at Oregon State BeaversL 61–63Gill Coliseum
1955-12-27vs Princeton TigersL 65–88McGaw Memorial Hall
1955-12-29vs Dartmouth Big GreenW 74–60McGaw Memorial Hall
1956-01-02at Indiana HoosiersL 81–94Field House
1956-01-07at Purdue BoilermakersL 54–68Lambert Fieldhouse
1956-01-14vs Michigan WolverinesL 76–94McGaw Memorial Hall
1956-01-16at Notre Dame Fighting IrishL 72–86Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1956-01-23at Ohio State BuckeyesL 42–91Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1956-01-28at Minnesota Golden GophersL 67–83Williams Arena
1956-01-30vs Purdue BoilermakersL 68–78McGaw Memorial Hall
1956-02-04vs Wisconsin BadgersL 55–79McGaw Memorial Hall
1956-02-11vs Iowa HawkeyesL 65–70McGaw Memorial Hall
1956-02-13vs Ohio State BuckeyesL 72–83McGaw Memorial Hall
1956-02-20at Michigan State SpartansL 93–96Jenison Field House
1956-02-25vs Indiana HoosiersL 82–84McGaw Memorial Hall
1956-02-27at Iowa HawkeyesL 68–86Iowa Field House
1956-03-03at Wisconsin BadgersL 70–76Wisconsin Field House
1956-03-05vs Illinois Fighting IlliniW 83–82McGaw Memorial Hall

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