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.
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Awards and honors Alan Ameche, Heisman Trophy Alan Ameche, All-America honors
Team players in the 1955 NFL draft Alan Ameche Back 1 3 Baltimore Colts Jim Temp End 2 17 Green Bay Packers Norm Amundsen Guard 665 Green Bay Packers Ron Locklin End 6 68 New York Giants Clarence Bratt Back 12143 Chicago Bears Jerry Cvengros Tackle 21247 Los Angeles Rams Bob Gringrass Back 27321 Philadelphia Eagles
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