The 1954 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison

University of Wisconsin–Madison

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...

 in the 1954 college football season

1954 college football season

The 1954 college football season saw three teams finish unbeaten and untied, with Ohio State Buckeyes and the UCLA Bruins sharing the national championship as the #1 picks of the AP Poll and the UPI Poll, respectively. Although the winners of the Big Ten and the Pacific conferences normally met in...

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Alan Ameche

Alan Ameche

Lino Dante "Alan" Ameche , nicknamed "The Horse", was an American football player who played six seasons with the Baltimore Colts in the National Football League after winning the Heisman Trophy in college at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was elected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first...

 was in his senior year and earned All-American honors, named the Big 10 Player of the Year

Chicago Tribune Silver Football

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, and was the recipient of the 1954 Heisman Trophy

Heisman Trophy

The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...

, becoming the first Badger to win the award. He played linebacker

Linebacker

A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...

 along with fullback

Fullback (American football)

A fullback is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback...

. In four years as a Badger, he gained 3,212 yards, then the NCAA record, scored 25 touchdowns, and averaged 4.8 yards per carry.

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Team players in the 1955 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Alan Ameche Alan Ameche Lino Dante "Alan" Ameche , nicknamed "The Horse", was an American football player who played six seasons with the Baltimore Colts in the National Football League after winning the Heisman Trophy in college at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was elected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first...	Back	1	3	Baltimore Colts 1955 Baltimore Colts season The 1955 Baltimore Colts season was the 3rd season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1955 season with a record of 5 wins, 6 losses and 1 tie and finished fourth in the Western Conference....
Jim Temp Jim Temp James Arthur "Jim" Temp is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League. He played for the Green Bay Packers . He played at the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.-References:...	End	2	17	Green Bay Packers 1955 Green Bay Packers season The 1955 Green Bay Packers season was their 35th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 6-6 record under coach Lisle Blackbourn, earning them a third-place finish in the Western Conference.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:...
Norm Amundsen Norm Amundsen Norm Amundsen is a former guard in the National Football League.-Biography:Amundsen was born Norman Robert Amundsen on September 28, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois.-Career:...	Guard	6	65	Green Bay Packers 1955 Green Bay Packers season The 1955 Green Bay Packers season was their 35th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 6-6 record under coach Lisle Blackbourn, earning them a third-place finish in the Western Conference.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:...
Ron Locklin	End	6	68	New York Giants 1955 New York Giants season The 1955 New York Giants season was the 31st season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons...
Clarence Bratt	Back	12	143	Chicago Bears 1955 Chicago Bears season The 1955 Chicago Bears season was their 36th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted 8-4 record for the second straight year under head coach George Halas placing them in second place for the second straight year in the NFL's Western Conference...
Jerry Cvengros	Tackle	21	247	Los Angeles Rams 1955 Los Angeles Rams season The 1955 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 18th year with the National Football League and the 10th season in Los Angeles.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:...
Bob Gringrass	Back	27	321	Philadelphia Eagles 1955 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1955 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 23rd in the league. They failed to improve on their previous output of 7–4–1, winning only four games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.-NFL Draft:...