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1954 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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The 1954 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1954 Big Ten Conference football season. In their eighth year under head coach Bob Voigts, the Wildcats compiled a 2–7 record (1–5 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in a tie for eighth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 142 to 101.[2]

Record2–7 (1–5 Big Ten)
Headcoach
MVPZiggie Niepokoj
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1954 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–7 (1–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPZiggie Niepokoj
Captains
  • Joe Collier
  • Bob Lauter[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
 1953
1955 
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1954 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Ohio State $7001000
No. 9 Wisconsin520720
No. 15 Michigan520630
Minnesota420720
Iowa430540
Purdue330531
Indiana240360
Michigan State150360
Northwestern150270
Illinois060180
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 25Iowa State*W 27–1432,056
October 2No. 9 USC*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 7–1230,725
October 9at No. 18 MinnesotaL 7–2653,663
October 16Michigan
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 0–732,972
October 23at PittsburghL 7–1428,862
October 30No. 1 Ohio State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 7–1441,650
November 6at No. 16 WisconsinL 13–3453,131
November 13Indiana
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 13–1425,856
November 20at IllinoisW 20–739,186
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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