1954 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1954 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 10
AP No. 9
1954 record 72 (52 Big Ten)
Head coach Ivy Williamson (6th year)
Home stadium Camp Randall Stadium
1954 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Ohio State $ 7 0 0     10 0 0
#9 Wisconsin 5 2 0     7 2 0
#15 Michigan 5 2 0     6 3 0
Minnesota 4 2 0     7 2 0
Iowa 4 3 0     5 4 0
Purdue 3 3 0     5 3 1
Indiana 2 4 0     3 6 0
Michigan State 1 5 0     3 6 0
Northwestern 1 5 0     2 7 0
Illinois 0 6 0     1 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1954 college football season.

Season

Senior Alan Ameche earned All-America honors, was named the Big 10 Player of the Year, and was the recipient of the 1954 Heisman Trophy, becoming the first Badger to win the award. He played linebacker on defense along with fullback on offense, since American football was single platoon during his college career. In four years as a Badger, he gained 3,212 yards, then the NCAA record, scored 25 touchdowns, and averaged 4.8 yards per carry.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 25 Marquette* No. 10 Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI W 5214   52,819
October 2 at Michigan State No. 5 Macklin StadiumEast Lansing, MI W 60   51,194
October 9 No. 11 Rice* No. 3 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI W 137   52,819
October 16 No. 5 Purdue No. 2 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI W 206   52,819
October 23 at No. 4 Ohio State No. 2 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH L 1431   82,636
October 30 at Iowa No. 8 Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA L 713   52,185
November 6 Northwesterndagger No. 16 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI W 3413   53,131
November 13 at Illinois No. 14 Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL W 2714   71,119
November 20 No. 10 Minnesota No. 17 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe) W 270   53,131
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Awards and honors

Team players in the 1955 NFL Draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Alan Ameche Back 1 3 Baltimore Colts
Jim Temp End 2 17 Green Bay Packers
Norm Amundsen Guard 665 Green Bay Packers
Ron Locklin End 6 68 New York Giants
Clarence Bratt Back 12143 Chicago Bears
Jerry Cvengros Tackle 21247 Los Angeles Rams
Bob Gringrass Back 27321 Philadelphia Eagles

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References

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