1953 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1953 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 15
Record6–2–1 (4–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPAlan Ameche
Captains
  • Roger Dornburg
  • Jerry Wuhrman
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
1953 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Michigan State +5–1–09–1–0
No. 7 Illinois +5–1–07–1–1
No. 15 Wisconsin4–1–16–2–1
Ohio State4–3–06–3–0
Minnesota3–3–14–4–1
No. 20 Michigan3–3–06–3–0
No. 9 Iowa3–3–05–3–1
Purdue2–4–02–7–0
Indiana1–5–02–7–0
Northwestern0–6–03–6–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1953 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Ivy Williamson, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 6–2–1 with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, placing third in the Big Ten.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 26Penn State*W 20–048,374
October 3Marquette*No. 16
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 13–1151,363
October 9at No. 6 UCLA*L 0–1352,887
October 17at PurdueW 28–1936,000–36,500
October 24Ohio State
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 19–2052,819
October 31Iowadagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
W 10–652,819
November 7at NorthwesternW 34–1340,000
November 14No. 3 Illinois
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 34–752,887
November 21at MinnesotaNo. 8T 21–2161,154
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the 1954 NFL draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Wendell GulsethTackle12132New York Giants
Roger DornburgBack13152Washington Redskins
Jerry WittBack19224Washington Redskins
Jim HaluskaBack30354Chicago Bears

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References

  1. ↑ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.