American college football season
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.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 25 | Marquette* | No. 10 | | W 52–14 | 52,819 |
October 2 | at No. 13 Michigan State | No. 5 | | W 6–0 | 51,194 |
October 9 | No. 11 Rice* | No. 3 | - Camp Randall Stadium
- Madison, WI
| W 13–7 | 52,819 |
October 16 | No. 5 Purdue | No. 2 | - Camp Randall Stadium
- Madison, WI
| W 20–6 | 53,131 |
October 23 | at No. 4 Ohio State | No. 2 | | L 14–31 | 82,636 |
October 30 | at Iowa | No. 8 | | L 7–13 | 52,185 |
November 6 | Northwestern![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 16 | - Camp Randall Stadium
- Madison, WI
| W 34–13 | 53,131 |
November 13 | at Illinois | No. 14 | | W 27–14 | 71,119 |
November 20 | No. 10 Minnesota | No. 17 | - Camp Randall Stadium
- Madison, WI (rivalry)
| W 27–0 | 53,131 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Team players in the 1955 NFL draft
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