1954 Michigan Wolverines football team

1954 Michigan Wolverines football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 15
Record6–3 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPFred Baer
CaptainTed Cachey
Home stadiumMichigan Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1954 Big Ten Conference football season. In its seventh year under head coach Bennie Oosterbaan, Michigan compiled a 6–3 record (5–2 against conference opponents), tied for second place in the Big Ten, outscored opponents by a combined total of 139 to 87, and was ranked No. 15 in the final AP and Coaches Polls.[1][2]

Left guard Ted Cachey was the team captain, and fullback Fred Baer received the team's most valuable player award,[2]

Two Michigan players received All-American honors: left end Ron Kramer was selected as a first-team All-American by the Central Press Association,[3] and left tackle Art Walker received first-team honors from the All-America Board and the Football Writers Association of America.[4][5]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Jim Maddock with 293 passing yards, Fred Baer with 439 rushing yards, and Ron Kramer with 303 receiving yards.[6]

  1. ^ "1954 Michigan Wolverines Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "1954 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  3. ^ Walter Johns (November 28, 1954). "Penn State's Lenny Moore Named To Captains' All-America". Reading Eagle. p. 34.
  4. ^ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1236. ISBN 1401337031.
  5. ^ "FWAA All America" (PDF). Football Writers Association of America. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2009. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  6. ^ "1954 Michigan Wolverines Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2017.