In the 1955 Big Ten Conference football season, (the newest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States) Michigan Wolverines football team had participated in a total of  20 games from September 24 to November 19, two of which resulted in a win, while 18 resulted in a loss.
The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference) is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. 
