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1953 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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1953 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 15
Record6–2–1 (4–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPAlan Ameche
Captains
  • Roger Dornburg
  • Jerry Wuhrman
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Michigan State + 5 1 0 9 1 0
No. 7 Illinois + 5 1 0 7 1 1
No. 15 Wisconsin 4 1 1 6 2 1
Ohio State 4 3 0 6 3 0
Minnesota 3 3 1 4 4 1
No. 20 Michigan 3 3 0 6 3 0
No. 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 in the 1953 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Ivy Williamson, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 6–2–1 with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, placing third in the Big Ten.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 26Penn State*W 20–048,374
October 3Marquette*No. 16
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 13–1151,363
October 9at No. 6 UCLA*L 0–1352,887
October 17at PurdueW 28–1936,000–36,500
October 24Ohio State
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 19–2052,819
October 31Iowadagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
W 10–652,819
November 7at NorthwesternW 34–1340,000
November 14No. 3 Illinois
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 34–752,887
November 21at MinnesotaNo. 8T 21–2161,154
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the1954 NFL draft

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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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References

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  1. ^ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  2. ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.