| Year: | 1954 |
| Team: | Northwestern Wildcats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 2–7 |
| Conf Record: | 1–5 |
| Head Coach: | Bob Voigts |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Mvp: | Ziggie Niepokoj |
| Captain: | Joe Collier |
| Captain2: | Bob Lauter[1] |
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]