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1954 Wisconsin Badgers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
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.

Schedule

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Awards and honors

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

Team players in the 1955 NFL draft

References

(October 10, 1954). "Badgers clip Rice 13–7". The Arizona Daily Star.
"Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com".

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