1955–56 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1955–56 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 4
AP No. 4
1955–56 record 20–6 (13–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Bucky O'Connor
MVP Carl Cain
Home arena Iowa Field House
1955–56 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 Iowa 13 1   .929     20 6   .769
#7 Illinois 11 3   .786     18 4   .818
Ohio State 9 5   .643     16 6   .727
Purdue 9 5   .643     16 6   .727
Michigan State 7 7   .500     13 9   .591
Indiana 6 8   .429     13 9   .591
Minnesota 6 8   .429     11 11   .500
Michigan 4 10   .286     9 13   .409
Wisconsin 4 10   .286     6 16   .273
Northwestern 1 13   .071     2 20   .091
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955–56 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1955–56 season. After opening the season 3-5, the team won 17 consecutive games to finish with a 20–6 record (13-1 in Big Ten), and won their second straight Big Ten title. The Hawkeyes also made their second consecutive trip to the Final Four, defeating Temple before falling to the unbeaten, back-to-back National champion San Francisco Dons in the title game.

Roster

The group of seniors on this team Sharm Scheuerman, Bill Logan, Carl Cain, Bill Seaberg and Bill Schoof are known to Hawkeye fans as the Fabulous Five.[1]

Schedule/results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season

12/4/1955*
No. 4 Nebraska W 60-51[2]  1-0
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA

12/9/1955*
No. 4 SMU W 80-62[3]  2-0
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA

12/12/1955*
No. 4 at Colorado L 57-60[4]  2-1
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO

12/17/1955*
8:00 pm
No. 4 Loyola Marymount W 84-61[5]  3-1
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA

12/27/1955*
No. 6 at Washington L 71-76[6]  3-2
Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA

12/29/1955*
No. 6 at Stanford L 52-54[7]  3-3
Old Pavilion 
Palo Alto, CA

12/30/1955*
No. 6 at California L 45-70[8]  3-4
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, CA

1/7/1956
No. 20 Michigan State L 64-65  3-5 (0-1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA

1/9/1956
No. 10 Ohio State W 88-73  4-5 (1-1)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, OH

1/14/1956
Minnesota W 84-62[9]  5-5 (2-1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA

1/21/1956
No. 20 Michigan W 78-67  6-5 (3-1)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI

1/23/1956
No. 20 Purdue W 67-63[10]  7-5 (4-1)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN

2/4/1956*
No. 19 Wichita State W 98-86  8-5 (4-1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA

2/6/1956
No. 19 Wisconsin W 78-74[11]  9-5 (5-1)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI

2/11/1956
No. 17 at Northwestern W 70-65  10-5 (6-1)
McGaw Hall 
Evanston, IL

2/13/1956
No. 17 Purdue W 88-75[12]  11-5 (7-1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA

2/18/1956
7:30 pm
No. 15 Wisconsin W 80-66  12-5 (8-1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA

2/20/1956
No. 15 at Indiana W 87-83[13]  13-5 (9-1)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/25/1956
No. 13 at Minnesota W 83-73  14-5 (10-1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN

2/27/1956
No. 13 Northwestern W 86-68[14]  15-5 (11-1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA

3/3/1956
No. 10 No. 2 Illinois W 96-72  16-5 (12-1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA

3/5/1956
No. 10 Indiana W 84-73[15]  17-5 (13-1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
NCAA Tournament

3/16/1956*
No. 4 vs. Morehead State
Regional Semifinal
W 97-83[16]  18-5 (13-1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA

3/17/1956*
No. 4 vs. No. 9 Kentucky
Regional Final
W 89-77[17]  19-5 (13-1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA

3/23/1956*
No. 4 vs. No. 15 Temple
National Semifinal
W 83-76  20-5 (13-1)
McGaw Hall 
Evanston, IL

3/24/1956*
No. 4 vs. No. 1 San Francisco
National Championship
L 71-83[18]  20-6 (13-1)
McGaw Hall 
Evanston, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

References

  1. "Iowa basketball: A look back at the Fabulous Five". Hawk Central. August 31, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  2. "Hawks Need To Play Much Better: O'Connor" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 6, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  3. "Hawks Dump SMU, 80-62" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 10, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  4. "Colorado Edges Iowa in Closing Seconds" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 13, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  5. "Hawks Point for West Coast Trip" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 20, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  6. "Hawks Drop 76-71 Tilt". Mount Pleasant Daily Tribune. December 28, 1955. p. 5. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  7. "Stanford Hands Hawkeyes Third Defeat, 54-52". Ames Tribune. December 30, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  8. "Iowa Absorbs 70-45 Beating by California". Chicago Tribune. December 31, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  9. "New Record Set in Iowa Victory" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 17, 1956. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  10. "Down 9 Points, Iowa Storms Back To Win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 21, 1956. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  11. "Logan Leads Iowa In Thriller, 78-74" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 7, 1956. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  12. "Iowa Defeats Purdue, 88-75, for 7th Win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 14, 1956. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  13. "Hawks Win Thriller In Last-Minute Effort" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 21, 1956. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  14. "Hawks Down Cats, 86-68, for 12th Straight" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 28, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  15. "Hawks Take Title, 84-73" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 6, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  16. "Referees 'Lost Control', Coaches Claim" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 17, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  17. "Cain's rampage sends Iowa to the NCAA semifinals". The Des Moines Register. March 18, 1956. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  18. "San Francisco Wins 55th Straight, Second NCAA Championship, 83-71". The Southern Illinoisan. March 25, 1956. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
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