en 1954 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1954 Northwestern Wildcats football
1954 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	2–7 (1–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bob Voigts (8th season);
MVP	Ziggie Niepokoj
Captains	Joe Collier; Bob Lauter;
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium
	Seasons ← 1953 1955 →

1954 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Ohio State $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Wisconsin	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Michigan	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Minnesota	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Iowa	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Purdue	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Indiana	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Illinois	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1954 Big Ten Conference football season. In their eighth year under head coach Bob Voigts, the Wildcats compiled a 2–7 record (1–5 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in a tie for eighth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 142 to 101.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	Iowa State*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 27–14	32,056
October 2	No. 9 USC*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 7–12	30,725
October 9	at No. 18 Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 7–26	53,663
October 16	Michigan	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	L 0–7	32,972
October 23	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 7–14	28,862
October 30	No. 1 Ohio State	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 7–14	41,650
November 6	at No. 16 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 13–34	53,131
November 13	Indiana	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 13–14	25,856
November 20	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 20–7	39,186
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 147. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
^ "Northwestern Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.

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[1] "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 147. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.

[2] "Northwestern Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.

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