1954 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 1954 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1954 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Bernie Crimmins, in his third year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

1954 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–6 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPFlorian Helinski
CaptainBob Skoronski
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Ohio State $ 7 0 0 10 0 0
No. 9 Wisconsin 5 2 0 7 2 0
No. 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

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Ohio StateL 0–2872,703
October 2Pacific (CA)*W 34–623,648
October 9Michigan State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
L 14–2127,411
October 16at Missouri*L 14–2022,972
October 23Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 14–2730,789
October 30at No. 11 MichiganW 13–949,817
November 6Miami (OH)*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 0–624,563[1]
November 13at NorthwesternW 14–1325,856
November 20at PurdueL 7–1339,424–44,000[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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1955 NFL draftees edit

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Nate Borden End 25 293 Green Bay Packers

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References edit

  1. ^ "Miami Turns Indiana Fumbles Into Victory". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 86. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "1954 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "1954 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2018.