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1954 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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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 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1954 college 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.[1]

Schedule

September 25, 1954Iowa State*

W 27-14 32,056 October 2, 1954No. 9 USC*

  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL

L 7-12 30,725 October 9, 1954at No. 18 Minnesota

L 7-26 53,663 October 16, 1954Michigan

  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL

L 0-7 32,972 October 23, 1954at Pittsburgh

L 7-14 28,862 October 30, 1954No. 1 Ohio State

  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL

L 7-14 41,650 November 6, 1954at No. 16 Wisconsin

L 13-34 53,131 November 13, 1954Indiana

  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL

L 13-14 25,856 November 20, 1954at Illinois

W 20-7 39,186

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References

  1. ^ "Northwestern Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 7, 2015.