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1954 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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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.

CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 9
Record7–2 (5–2 Big Ten)
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1954 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 9
Record7–2 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPAlan Ameche
CaptainGary Messner
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
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1954 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Ohio State $7–0–010–0–0
No. 9 Wisconsin5–2–07–2–0
No. 15 Michigan5–2–06–3–0
Minnesota4–2–07–2–0
Iowa4–3–05–4–0
Purdue3–3–05–3–1
Indiana2–4–03–6–0
Michigan State1–5–03–6–0
Northwestern1–5–02–7–0
Illinois0–6–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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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

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Marquette*No. 10W 52–1452,819
October 2at No. 13 Michigan StateNo. 5W 6–051,194
October 9No. 11 Rice*No. 3
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 13–752,819[1]
October 16No. 5 PurdueNo. 2
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 20–653,131
October 23at No. 4 Ohio StateNo. 2L 14–3182,636
October 30at IowaNo. 8L 7–1352,185
November 6NorthwesterndaggerNo. 16
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 34–1353,131
November 13at IllinoisNo. 14W 27–1471,119
November 20No. 10 MinnesotaNo. 17
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
W 27–053,131
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Awards and honors

Team players in the 1955 NFL draft

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Alan AmecheBack13Baltimore Colts
Jim TempEnd217Green Bay Packers
Norm AmundsenGuard665Green Bay Packers
Ron LocklinEnd668New York Giants
Clarence BrattBack12143Chicago Bears
Jerry CvengrosTackle21247Los Angeles Rams
Bob GringrassBack27321Philadelphia Eagles
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