1954 Michigan Wolverines football team

1954 Michigan Wolverines football

Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#15
AP	#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

	Conf					Overall
1954 Big Ten football standings
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	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25, 1954	at Washington*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 14–0	35,076
October 2, 1954	Army*		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 7–26	69,161
October 9, 1954	#4/5 Iowa		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 14–13	64,283
October 16, 1954	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	W 7–0	32,972
October 23, 1954	#8/6 Minnesota		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 34–0	70,740
October 30, 1954	Indiana	#11/11	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 9–13	49,817
November 6, 1954	Illinois		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 14–7	58,777
November 13, 1954	Michigan State	#NR/20	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 33–7	97,239
November 20, 1954	at #1/2 Ohio State	#12/11	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 7–21	78,447
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#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 attempt	Touchdowns
Fred Baer	107	439	4.1	3
Dan Cline	97	340	3.5	3
Ed Hickey	45	169	3.8	0
Lou Baldacci	46	152	3.3	4
Ed Shannon	37	95	2.6	1
Dave Hill	37	92	2.5	1
Tony Branoff	20	69	3.5	1
Jim Maddock	22	37	1.7	0
Terry Barr	13	21	1.6	0
George Corey	9	21	2.3	0
Ron Kramer	4	17	4.3	0
Stan Knickerbocker	2	5	2.5	0
Peri Gagalis	1	4	4.0	0
Tom Hendricks	3	1	0.3	0
Duncan McDonald	8	-48	-6.0	0

Passing

Player	Attempts	Completions	Interceptions	Comp %	Yards	Yds/Comp	TD	Long
Jim Maddock	35	16	5	45.7	293	18.3	1	33
Dan Cline	43	15	4	34.9	281	18.7	3	63
Duncan McDonald	36	15	6	41.7	237	15.8	1	32
Lou Baldacci	14	7	1	50.0	71	10.1	0	19
Dave Hill	2	1	0	50.0	7	7.0	0	7
Terry Barr	3	0	0	0.0	0		0	0
Tony Branoff	1	0	1	0.0	0		0	0
John Greenwood	1	0	1	0.0	0		0	0
Fred Baer	1	0	0	0.0	0		0	0

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Yds/Recp	TD	Long
Ron Kramer	23	303	13.2	2	29
Lou Baldacci	8	211	26.4	1	63
Dan Cline	6	61	10.2	0	33
Tom Hendricks	1	53	53.0	0	53
George Corey	2	50	25.0	0	29
Ed Hickey	1	50	50.0	1	50
Tony Branoff	3	47	15.7	0	32
Gerry Williams	2	24	12.0	0	13
Jim Maddock	1	21	21.0	1	21
Terry Barr	2	18	9.0	0	12
Mike Rotunno	1	17	17.0	0	17
John Veselenak	1	13	13.0	0	13
Ed Shannon	1	10	10.0	0	10
Tom Maentz	1	7	7.0	0	7
Fred Baer	1	4	4.0	0	6

Kickoff returns

Player	Returns	Yards	Yds/Return	TD	Long
Dan Cline	8	164	20.5	0	34
Ed Hickey	2	32	16.0	0	24
Ed Shannon	1	32	32.0	0	32
Lou Baldacci	2	27	13.5	0	15
Ron Kramer	1	25	25.0	0	25
Duncan McDonald	1	19	19.0	0	19
Dave Hill	1	13	13.0	0	13
Gerry Williams	2	12	6.0	0
Fred Baer	1	12	12.0	0	12
George Corey	1	10	10.0	0	10
Tom Hendricks	1	10	10.0	0	10
Mike Rotunno	1	4	4.0	0	4
Tom Maentz	1	0	0.0	0	0

Punt returns

Player	Returns	Yards	Yds/Return	TD	Long
Dan Cline	13	113	8.7	0	22
Tom Hendricks	1	67	67.0	1	67
Terry Barr	4	56	14.0	0	25
Ron Kramer	3	43	14.3	0	26
Tony Branoff	1	18	18.0	0	18
Lou Baldacci	1	16	16.0	0	16
Ed Shannon	1	12	12.0	0	12
Tom Maentz	1	7	7.0	0	7
George Corey	1	3	3.0	0	3
Ed Hickey	1	0	0.0	0	0

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

Fred Baer - started 6 games at fullback
Lou Baldacci - started 5 games at quarterback, 1 game at fullback
James Bates - started 4 games at center
Tony Branoff - started 2 games at right halfback
Ted Cachey - started 9 games at left guard
Daniel Cline - started 9 games at left halfback
Ronald Geyer - started 6 games at right tackle
Edward Hickey - started 1 game at right halfback
Dave Hill - started 2 games at fullback
Ron Kramer - started 9 games at left end
Jim Maddock - started 1 game at quarterback
Duncan McDonald - started 3 games at quarterback
Tom Maentz - started 5 games at right end
Ed Meads - started 9 games at right guard
John Morrow - started 3 games at right tackle
John Peckham - started 2 games at center
Ed Shannon - started 6 games at right halfback
Gene Snider - started 3 games at center
Art Walker - started 9 games at left tackle
Jerry Williams - started 4 games at right end

Awards and honors

Captain: Ted Cachey
All-Americans: Art Walker
All-Conference: Art Walker, Ron Kramer
Most Valuable Player: Fred Baer
Meyer Morton Award: Don Dugger

Coaching staff

Head coach: Bennie Oosterbaan
Assistant coaches: Jack Blott, Don Dufek, Robert Hollway, Cliff Keen, Pete Kinyon, Matt Patanelli, Don Robinson, Walter Weber, J. T. White
Trainer: Jim Hunt
Manager: Glenn Bearss

References

External links

1954 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History

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