1955–56 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
1955–56 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball | |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||
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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
- Carl Cain – Honorable Mention AP All-American
- Bill Logan – Honorable Mention AP All-American
References
- ↑ "Iowa basketball: A look back at the Fabulous Five". Hawk Central. August 31, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Hawks Need To Play Much Better: O'Connor" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 6, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Hawks Dump SMU, 80-62" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 10, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Colorado Edges Iowa in Closing Seconds" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 13, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Hawks Point for West Coast Trip" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 20, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Hawks Drop 76-71 Tilt". Mount Pleasant Daily Tribune. December 28, 1955. p. 5. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Stanford Hands Hawkeyes Third Defeat, 54-52". Ames Tribune. December 30, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Iowa Absorbs 70-45 Beating by California". Chicago Tribune. December 31, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ "New Record Set in Iowa Victory" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 17, 1956. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Down 9 Points, Iowa Storms Back To Win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 21, 1956. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Logan Leads Iowa In Thriller, 78-74" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 7, 1956. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Iowa Defeats Purdue, 88-75, for 7th Win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 14, 1956. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Hawks Win Thriller In Last-Minute Effort" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 21, 1956. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Hawks Down Cats, 86-68, for 12th Straight" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 28, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Hawks Take Title, 84-73" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 6, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Referees 'Lost Control', Coaches Claim" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 17, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Cain's rampage sends Iowa to the NCAA semifinals". The Des Moines Register. March 18, 1956. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ "San Francisco Wins 55th Straight, Second NCAA Championship, 83-71". The Southern Illinoisan. March 25, 1956. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
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