1954 Indiana Hoosiers football team

American college football season

1954 Indiana Hoosiers football

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Record| 3–6 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Bernie Crimmins (3rd season)

MVP| Florian Helinski
Captain| Bob Skoronski
Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1953

1955 ->

1954 Big Ten Conference football standings

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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

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.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 25| at Ohio State|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| L 0–28| 72,703|
October 2| Pacific (CA)*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| W 34–6| 23,648|
October 9| Michigan State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN (rivalry)

| L 14–21| 27,411|
October 16| at Missouri*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Columbia, MO

| L 14–20| 22,972|
October 23| Iowa|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| L 14–27| 30,789|
October 30| at No. 11 Michigan|

* Michigan Stadium
* Ann Arbor, MI

| W 13–9| 49,817|
November 6| Miami (OH)*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| L 0–6| 24,563| [1]
November 13| at Northwestern|

* Dyche Stadium
* Evanston, IL

| W 14–13| 25,856|
November 20| at Purdue|

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IM (Old Oaken Bucket)

| L 7–13| 39,424–44,000| [2]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## 1955 NFL draftees

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Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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Nate Borden | End | 25 | 293 | Green Bay Packers

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## References

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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.

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Indiana Hoosiers football

Venues|

* Athletic Field (1887–1897)
* Jordan Field (1898–1924)
* Memorial Stadium (old) (1925–1959)
* Memorial Stadium (1960–present)
* John Mellencamp Pavilion (practice)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Illinois
* Kentucky
* Michigan State
* Purdue: Old Oaken Bucket

Culture & lore|

* "Indiana, Our Indiana"
* Marching Hundred

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

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