Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
September 25 |
at Washington* |
|
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
W 14–0 |
35,076 |
October 2 |
Army* |
|
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
L 7–26 |
69,161 |
October 9 |
No. 4/5 Iowa |
|
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
W 14–13 |
64,283 |
October 16 |
at Northwestern |
|
Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL |
W 7–0 |
32,972 |
October 23 |
No. 8/6 Minnesota |
|
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug) |
W 34–0 |
70,740 |
October 30 |
Indiana |
No. 11/11 |
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
L 9–13 |
49,817 |
November 6 |
Illinois |
|
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (series) |
W 14–7 |
58,777 |
November 13 |
Michigan State |
No. NR/20 |
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry) |
W 33–7 |
97,239 |
November 20 |
at No. 1/2 Ohio State |
No. 12/11 |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (rivalry) |
L 7–21 |
78,447 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches Poll released prior to game. |
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Statistical leaders
Michigan's individual statistical leaders for the 1954 season include those listed below.[6][7]
Rushing
Player | Attempts | Net yards | Yards per attempt | Touchdowns |
Fred Baer | 107 | 439 | 4.1 | 3 |
Dan Cline | 97 | 340 | 3.5 | 3 |
Ed Hickey | 45 | 169 | 3.8 | 0 |
Lou Baldacci | 46 | 152 | 3.3 | 4 |
Passing
Player | Attempts | Completions | Interceptions | Comp % | Yards | Yds/Comp | TD | Long |
Jim Maddock | 35 | 16 | 5 | 45.7 | 293 | 18.3 | 1 | 33 |
Dan Cline | 43 | 15 | 4 | 34.9 | 281 | 18.7 | 3 | 63 |
Duncan McDonald | 36 | 15 | 6 | 41.7 | 237 | 15.8 | 1 | 32 |
Kickoff returns
Player | Returns | Yards | Yds/Return | TD | Long |
Dan Cline | 8 | 164 | 20.5 | 0 | 34 |
Ed Hickey | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 24 |
Punt returns
Player | Returns | Yards | Yds/Return | TD | Long |
Dan Cline | 13 | 113 | 8.7 | 0 | 22 |
Tom Hendricks | 1 | 67 | 67.0 | 1 | 67 |
Terry Barr | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | 25 |
Ron Kramer | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 26 |
Players
The starting lineup of the 1954 football team was made up of the following players. Players who started at least four games are shown with their names in bold.[2]
Team captain Ted Cachey
- Fred Baer – started 6 games at fullback
- Lou Baldacci – started 5 games at quarterback, 1 game at fullback
- James Bates – started 4 games at center
- Tony Branoff – started 2 games at right halfback
- Ted Cachey – started 9 games at left guard
- Daniel Cline – started 9 games at left halfback
- Ronald Geyer – started 6 games at right tackle
- Edward Hickey – started 1 game at right halfback
- Dave Hill – started 2 games at fullback
- Ron Kramer – started 9 games at left end
- Jim Maddock – started 1 game at quarterback
- Duncan McDonald – started 3 games at quarterback
- Tom Maentz – started 5 games at right end
- Ed Meads – started 9 games at right guard
- John Morrow – started 3 games at right tackle
- John Peckham – started 2 games at center
- Ed Shannon – started 6 games at right halfback
- Gene Snider – started 3 games at center
- Art Walker – started 9 games at left tackle
- Jerry Williams – started 4 games at right end
Awards and honors
Honors and awards for the 1954 season went to the following individuals.[2]
- Captain: Ted Cachey
- All-Americans: Art Walker
- All-Conference: Art Walker, Ron Kramer
- Most Valuable Player: Fred Baer
- Meyer Morton Award: Don Dugger
Coaching staff
Michigan's 1954 coaching, training, and support staff included the following persons.[2]
References
- 1 2 "1954 Michigan Wolverines Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "1954 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ↑ Walter Johns (November 28, 1954). "Penn State's Lenny Moore Named To Captains' All-America". Reading Eagle. p. 34.
- ↑ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1236. ISBN 1401337031.
- ↑ "FWAA All America" (PDF). Football Writers Association of America.
- 1 2 "1954 Michigan Wolverines Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ↑ "Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page". University of Michigan. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
(statistics retrieved by entering "1954" in the box for "Games & Totals by Season" and then, at the next screen, choosing "Display Season Totals")
- ↑ Peter Chatfield Kinyon, born December 5, 1929, died November 16, 2012. Played football at Michigan 1948–1951 (varsity 1950–51). Coached football at Michigan 1954–56.
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