1953 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1953 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 15
Record	6–2–1 (4–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ivy Williamson (5th season)
MVP	Alan Ameche
Captain	Roger Dornburg Jerry Wuhrman
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

1953 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Michigan State +	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Illinois +	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	1
No. 15 Wisconsin	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Ohio State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
No. 20 Michigan	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Iowa	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Purdue	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Indiana	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1953 Big Ten Conference football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	Penn State*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 20–0	48,374
October 3	Marquette*	No. 16	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 13–11	51,363
October 9	at No. 6 UCLA*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–13	52,887
October 17	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 28–19	36,000–36,500
October 24	Ohio State		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 19–20	52,819
October 31	Iowa		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	W 10–6	52,819
November 7	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 34–13	40,000
November 14	No. 3 Illinois		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 34–7	52,887
November 21	at Minnesota	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	T 21–21	61,154
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players in the 1954 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Wendell Gulseth	Tackle	12	132	New York Giants
Roger Dornburg	Back	13	152	Washington Redskins
Jerry Witt	Back	19	224	Washington Redskins
Jim Haluska	Back	30	354	Chicago Bears