1954 Indiana
3–6 (2–4 Big Ten), coached by Bernie Crimmins. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 11 Michigan 13–9Oct 30
Michigan was ranked No. 11, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | at Ohio State | L 0–28 | 24% |
| Oct 2 | vsPacific | W 34–6 | 48% |
| Oct 9 | vs Michigan State | L 14–21 | 29% |
| Oct 16 | at Missouri | L 14–20 | 31% |
| Oct 23 | vs Iowa | L 14–27 | 35% |
| Oct 30 | at 11Michigan | W 13–9 | 17% |
| Nov 6 | vs Miami (OH) | L 0–6 | 42% |
| Nov 13 | at Northwestern | W 14–13 | 45% |
| Nov 20 | at Purdue | L 7–13 | 23% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Purdue 13–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 95th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1954.
- Record
- 3–6
- Conference
- 2–4 7th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 110–143
- Coach
- Bernie Crimmins
- Elo
- 1399 −5 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 8.8 No. 30 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Bob Skoronski
- Most valuable player
- Florian Helinski
All-Big Ten
2 second teamSecond team
Nate BordenOTAP-2; UP-3; INS-2- Florian HelinskiQBUP-3; INS-2; Ed-2
From Wikipedia’s 1954 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1954 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 7–0 | 10–0 | 1 |
 Wisconsin | 5–2 | 7–2 | 9 |
| Michigan | 5–2 | 6–3 | 15 |
 Minnesota | 4–2 | 7–2 | |
| Iowa | 4–3 | 5–4 | |
| Purdue | 3–3 | 5–3–1 | |
| Indiana | 2–4 | 3–6 | |
| Michigan State | 1–5 | 3–6 | |
| Northwestern | 1–5 | 2–7 | |
 Illinois | 0–6 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.