1954 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1954 Wisconsin Badgers football
1954 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 9
Record	7–2 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ivy Williamson (6th season);
MVP	Alan Ameche
Captain	Gary Messner
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
	Seasons ← 1953 1955 →

1954 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1954 Big Ten Conference football season.

Season[edit]

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[edit]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	Marquette*	No. 10	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 52–14	52,819
October 2	at No. 13 Michigan State	No. 5	Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 6–0	51,194
October 9	No. 11 Rice*	No. 3	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 13–7	52,819
October 16	No. 5 Purdue	No. 2	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 20–6	53,131
October 23	at No. 4 Ohio State	No. 2	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 14–31	82,636
October 30	at Iowa	No. 8	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	L 7–13	52,185
November 6	Northwestern	No. 16	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 34–13	53,131
November 13	at Illinois	No. 14	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 27–14	71,119
November 20	No. 10 Minnesota	No. 17	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	W 27–0	53,131
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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

^[1]

References[edit]

^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

[1] "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

[1]

v t e Wisconsin Badgers football
Venues	Randall Field (1895–1916) Camp Randall Stadium (1917–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa Minnesota Nebraska
Culture & lore	Bucky Badger "On, Wisconsin!" Marching band "Jump Around" Tall Grass Game Crazylegs
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders Retired numbers
Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024