1954 Wisconsin
7–2 (5–2 Big Ten), coached by Ivy Williamson, finished No. 9 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Best winBeat No. 5 Purdue 20–6Oct 16
Over the best-ranked team it beat, at home.
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 10 Minnesota 27–0Nov 20
Minnesota was ranked No. 10, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vsMarquette | W 52–14 | 66% |
| Oct 2 | at 13Michigan State | W 6–0 | 38% |
| Oct 9 | vs 11Rice | W 13–7 | 58% |
| Oct 16 | vs 5Purdue | W 20–6 | 72% |
| Oct 23 | at 4Ohio State | L 14–31 | 50% |
| Oct 30 | at Iowa | L 7–13 | 54% |
| Nov 6 | vs Northwestern | W 34–13 | 86% |
| Nov 13 | at Illinois | W 27–14 | 62% |
| Nov 20 | vs 10Minnesota | W 27–0 | 66% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Minnesota 27–0; No. 9 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 9
- Wk 2: 10
- Wk 3: 5
- Wk 4: 3
- Wk 5: 2
- Wk 6: 2
- Wk 7: 8
- Wk 8: 16
- Wk 9: 14
- Wk 10: 17
- Wk 11: 8
- Final: 9
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
- 7–2
- Conference
- 5–2 tied for 2nd in Big Ten
- AP final
- No. 9 peak No. 2
- Points
- 200–98
- Coach
- Ivy Williamson
- Elo
- 1690 +77 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 21.7 No. 2 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Gary Messner
- Most valuable player
- Alan Ameche
Drafted in 1955
The 1955 draft| Rd 1 | Alan Ameche FB | Baltimore Colts |
| Rd 2 | Jim Temp E | Green Bay Packers |
| Rd 6 | Norm Amundsen OG | Green Bay Packers |
| Rd 6 | Ron Locklin E | New York Giants |
All-Big Ten
2 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Gary MessnerCAP-1; UP-1; INS-1; Ed-1
Alan AmecheFBAP-1; UP-1; INS-1; Ed-1
Second team
- Jim TempEUP-2
- Ron LocklinEUP-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.