1954 Wisconsin Badgers football team
| 1954 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 10 |
| AP | No. 9 |
| Record | 7–2 (5–2 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Alan Ameche |
| Captain | Gary Messner |
| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Ohio State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Wisconsin | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1954 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1954 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Ivy Williamson, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 7–2 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, trying for second place in the Big Ten.
Senior Alan Ameche won the Heisman Trophy, becoming the first Badger to win the award. He was a consensus selection to the 1954 College Football All-America Team and received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football, awarded to the Big Ten's best player. Ameche played linebacker on defense along with fullback on offense. In four years as a Badger, he gained 3,212 yards, then the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) record, scored 25 touchdowns, and averaged 4.8 yards per carry.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 25 | Marquette* | No. 10 | W 52–14 | 52,819 | |
| October 2 | at No. 13 Michigan State | No. 5 | W 6–0 | 51,194 | |
| October 9 | No. 11 Rice* | No. 3 |
| W 13–7 | 52,819 |
| October 16 | No. 5 Purdue | No. 2 |
| W 20–6 | 53,131 |
| October 23 | at No. 4 Ohio State | No. 2 | L 14–31 | 82,636 | |
| October 30 | at Iowa | No. 8 | L 7–13 | 52,185 | |
| November 6 | Northwestern | No. 16 |
| W 34–13 | 53,131 |
| November 13 | at Illinois | No. 14 | W 27–14 | 71,119 | |
| November 20 | No. 10 Minnesota | No. 17 |
| W 27–0 | 53,131 |
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Awards and honors
[edit]- Alan Ameche, Heisman Trophy
- Alan Ameche, All-America honors
Team players in the 1955 NFL draft
[edit]| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Alan Ameche | Back | 1 | 3 | Baltimore Colts |
| Jim Temp | End | 2 | 17 | Green Bay Packers |
| Norm Amundsen | Guard | 6 | 65 | Green Bay Packers |
| Ron Locklin | End | 6 | 68 | New York Giants |
| Clarence Bratt | Back | 12 | 143 | Chicago Bears |
| Jerry Cvengros | Tackle | 21 | 247 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Bob Gringrass | Back | 27 | 321 | Philadelphia Eagles |
References
[edit]- ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.