1953 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1953 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #14
AP #15
1953 record 621 (411 Big Ten)
Head coach Ivy Williamson (5th year)
Home stadium Camp Randall Stadium
1953 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 Michigan State + 5 1 0     9 1 0
#7 Illinois + 5 1 0     7 1 1
#15 Wisconsin 4 1 1     6 2 1
Ohio State 4 3 0     6 3 0
Minnesota 3 3 1     4 4 1
#20 Michigan 3 3 0     6 3 0
#9 Iowa 3 3 0     5 3 1
Purdue 2 4 0     2 7 0
Indiana 1 5 0     2 7 0
Northwestern 0 6 0     3 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1953 college football season.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 26 Penn State* Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI W 200   48,374
October 3 Marquette* #16 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI W 1311   51,363
October 9 at #6 UCLA* Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA L 013   52,887
October 17 at Purdue Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN W 2819   36,500
October 24 Ohio State Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI L 1920   52,819
October 31 Iowadagger Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI W 106   52,819
November 7 at Northwestern Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL W 3413   40,000
November 14 #3 Illinois Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI W 347   52,887
November 21 at Minnesota #8 Memorial StadiumMinneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe) T 2121   61,154
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Team players in the 1954 NFL Draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Wendell Gulseth Tackle 12 132 New York Giants
Roger Dornburg Back 13 152 Washington Redskins
Jerry Witt Back 19 224 Washington Redskins
Jim Haluska Back 30 354 Chicago Bears

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