1955 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

The 1955 Valparaiso Crusaders football team represented Valparaiso University as a member of the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Emory Bauer, the Crusaders compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing third in the ICC.

1955 Valparaiso Crusaders football
Conference	Indiana Collegiate Conference
Record	5–4 (4–2 ICC)
Head coach	Emory Bauer (10th season)
Home stadium	Bouchers Field, Ames Field, Brown Field

1955 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Evansville +	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Saint Joseph's (IN) +	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Valparaiso	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Butler	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
DePauw	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Ball State	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Indiana State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	1:30 p.m.	at Wabash*	Ingalls Field Crawfordsville, IN	L 14–26
September 24	8:00 p.m.	Indiana State	Bouchers Field Valparaiso, IN	W 27–9	4,000
October 1		at Saint Joseph's (IN)	Rensselaer, IN	L 0–26
October 8	8:00 p.m.	Evansville	Ames Field Valparaiso, IN	W 29–18	3,000
October 15	1:30 p.m.	DePauw	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	L 20–40	6,000
October 22	1:00 p.m.	at Ball State	Ball State Field Muncie, IN	W 26–7
October 29	1:00 p.m.	at Butler	Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN (rivalry)	W 24–14	6,217
November 5	1:30 p.m.	Wheaton (IL)*	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	W 27–13
November 12		at Bradley*	Peoria, IL	L 12–32
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time