Year: | 1954 |
Team: | Wisconsin Badgers |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
Short Conf: | Big Ten |
Coachrank: | 10 |
Aprank: | 9 |
Record: | 7–2 |
Conf Record: | 5–2 |
Head Coach: | Ivy Williamson |
Hc Year: | 6th |
Mvp: | Alan Ameche |
Captain: | Gary Messner |
Stadium: | Camp Randall Stadium |
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.
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.
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Back | 1 | 3 | Baltimore Colts | |
End | 2 | 17 | ||
Guard | 6 | 65 | ||
Ron Locklin | End | 6 | 68 | New York Giants |
Clarence Bratt | Back | 12 | 143 | |
Jerry Cvengros | Tackle | 21 | 247 | |
Bob Gringrass | Back | 27 | 321 | |