1954 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1954 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 9
1954 record	7–2 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ivy Williamson (6th season)
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
Seasons

1954 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1/2 Ohio State †	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
#9/10 Wisconsin	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
#15/15 Michigan	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
#NR/20 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 / Coaches' Poll

The 1954 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1954 college football season.

Season

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

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25*	Marquette	#10	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 52–14	52,819
October 2	at Michigan State	#5	Macklin Stadium • East Lansing, MI	W 6–0	51,194
October 9*	#11 Rice	#3	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 13–7	52,819
October 16	#5 Purdue	#2	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 20–6	52,819
October 23	at #4 Ohio State	#2	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 14–31	82,636
October 30	at Iowa	#8	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	L 7–13	52,185
November 6†	Northwestern	#16	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 34–13	53,131
November 13	at Illinois	#14	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 27–14	71,119
November 20	#10 Minnesota	#17	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	W 27–0	53,131
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Awards and honors

• Alan Ameche, Heisman Trophy
• Alan Ameche, All-America honors

Team players in the 1955 NFL Draft

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