| 1954 All-Big Ten team |
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| 1954 Big Ten Conference football season |
| Selectors |
| Associated Press Sports editors |
| 1952 1953 ← → 1955 1956 |
The 1954 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by the Associated Press (AP), the United Press (UP), and newspaper sports editors (Ed) as the best players at their positions during the 1954 Big Ten Conference football season. The UP team was selected by the Big Ten head coaches.
The 1954 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, under head coach Woody Hayes, won the national championship and placed five players on at least one of the first teams: halfback Howard Cassady (AP-1, UP-1, INS-1, Ed-1); end Dean Dugger (AP-1, UP-1, INS-1, Ed-1); halfback Bobby Watkins (AP-2, UP-2, INS-2, Ed-1); tackle Francis Machinsky (AP-2, UP-1, Ed-2); and tackle Dick Hilinski (AP-1, UP-2). Cassady was also a consensus All-American. [1]
The 1954 Wisconsin Badgers football team, under head coach Ivy Williamson, tied for second place, and placed two players on the first team: fullback Don Ameche (AP-1, UP-1, INS-1, Ed-1) and center Gary Messner (AP-1, UP-1, INS-1, Ed-1). Ameche also won the 1954 Heisman Trophy.
Purdue quarterback Len Dawson led the conference with 1,464 passing yards and was the consensus pick at quarterback.
AP = Associated Press [2]
UP = United Press, selected by conference coaches for the United Press [3]
INS = International News Service [4]
Ed = Sports editors 1954 all-conference team [5]
Bold - named to the first team by at least three of the four selectors
The 1954 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1954 Big Ten Conference football season. The team was led by quarterback Dave Leggett and captains John Borton and Dick Brubaker. They were the second national title team in Ohio State football history. They were coached by Hall of Fame coach Woody Hayes. The Buckeyes were awarded the title by the AP Poll and represented the Big Ten Conference in the Rose Bowl.
The 1954 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1954. The eight selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1954 season are (1) the All-America Board (AAB), (2) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (3) the Associated Press (AP), (4) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (5) the International News Service (INS), (6) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (7) the Sporting News (SN), and (8) the United Press (UP).
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The 1955 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Big Ten Conference teams selected by the Associated Press (AP), United Press (UP) and the International News Service (INS) for the 1955 Big Ten Conference football season.
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The 1975 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1975 Big Ten Conference football season.
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The 1954 Big Ten Conference football season was the 59th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1954 college football season.
The 1953 Big Ten Conference football season was the 58th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1953 college football season.
The 1952 Big Ten Conference football season was the 57th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1952 college football season.
The 1951 Big Ten Conference football season was the 56th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1951 college football season.
The 1937 Big Ten Conference football season was the 42nd season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1937 college football season.
The 1919 Big Ten Conference football season was the 24th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1919 college football season.