1954 Michigan Wolverines football team

1954 Michigan Wolverines football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 15
AP No. 15
1954 record 6–3 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Bennie Oosterbaan (7th year)
MVP Fred Baer
Captain Ted Cachey
Home stadium Michigan Stadium
1954 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Ohio State $ 7 0 0     10 0 0
#9 Wisconsin 5 2 0     7 2 0
#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 college football season. The team's head coach was Bennie Oosterbaan. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 25 at Washington* Husky StadiumSeattle, WA W 14–0   35,076
October 2 Army* Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI L 7–26   69,161
October 9 No. 4/5 Iowa Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 14–13   64,283
October 16 at Northwestern Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL W 7–0   32,972
October 23 No. 8/6 Minnesotadagger Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug) W 34–0   70,740
October 30 Indiana No. 11/11 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 9–13   49,817
November 6 Illinois Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Series) W 14–7   58,777
November 13 Michigan State No. NR/20 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) W 33–7   97,239
November 20 at No. 1/2 Ohio State No. 12/11 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (Rivalry) L 7–21   78,447
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Statistical leaders

Rushing

Player Attempts Net yards Yards per attemptTouchdowns
Fred Baer1074394.13
Dan Cline973403.53
Ed Hickey451693.80
Lou Baldacci461523.34
Ed Shannon37952.61
Dave Hill37922.51
Tony Branoff20693.51
Jim Maddock22371.70
Terry Barr13211.60
George Corey9212.30
Ron Kramer4174.30
Stan Knickerbocker252.50
Peri Gagalis144.00
Tom Hendricks310.30
Duncan McDonald8-48-6.00

Passing

Player AttemptsCompletions InterceptionsComp %YardsYds/CompTDLong
Jim Maddock3516545.729318.3133
Dan Cline4315434.928118.7363
Duncan McDonald3615641.723715.8132
Lou Baldacci147150.07110.1019
Dave Hill21050.077.007
Terry Barr3000.0000
Tony Branoff1010.0000
John Greenwood1010.0000
Fred Baer1000.0000

Receiving

Player ReceptionsYards Yds/RecpTDLong
Ron Kramer2330313.2229
Lou Baldacci821126.4163
Dan Cline66110.2033
Tom Hendricks15353.0053
George Corey25025.0029
Ed Hickey15050.0150
Tony Branoff34715.7032
Gerry Williams22412.0013
Jim Maddock12121.0121
Terry Barr2189.0012
Mike Rotunno11717.0017
John Veselenak11313.0013
Ed Shannon11010.0010
Tom Maentz177.007
Fred Baer144.006

Kickoff returns

Player ReturnsYards Yds/ReturnTDLong
Dan Cline816420.5034
Ed Hickey23216.0024
Ed Shannon13232.0032
Lou Baldacci22713.5015
Ron Kramer12525.0025
Duncan McDonald11919.0019
Dave Hill11313.0013
Gerry Williams2126.00
Fred Baer11212.0012
George Corey11010.0010
Tom Hendricks11010.0010
Mike Rotunno144.004
Tom Maentz100.000

Punt returns

Player ReturnsYards Yds/ReturnTDLong
Dan Cline131138.7022
Tom Hendricks16767.01 67
Terry Barr45614.0025
Ron Kramer34314.3026
Tony Branoff11818.0018
Lou Baldacci11616.0016
Ed Shannon11212.0012
Tom Maentz177.007
George Corey133.003
Ed Hickey100.000

Scoring

Player TD (rush) TD (rec.) TD (oth.) Other type PAT att PAT made Points
Ron Kramer 0 2 1 Blk Punt 14 13 31
Lou Baldacci 4 1 0 1 1 31
Fred Baer 3 0 0 0 0 18
Dan Cline 3 0 0 0 0 18
Tony Branoff 1 0 0 0 0 6
Dave Hill 1 0 0 0 0 6
Ed Shannon 1 0 0 0 0 6
Ed Hickey 0 1 0 0 0 6
Jim Maddock 0 1 0 1 0 6
Tom Hendricks 0 0 1 Punt Ret. 0 0 6
Duncan McDonald 0 0 0 4 3 3
- team - 0 0 0 Safety 0 0 2

Players

Team captain Ted Cachey

Awards and honors

Coaching staff

References

    External links

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