Michigan's 1954 coaching, training, and support staff included the following persons. Gerry Williams, 6'2", 189 pounds, junior, Flint, MI – started 4 games at right end.Art Walker, 5'11", 218 pounds, senior, South Haven, MI – started 9 games at left tackle.John Veselenak, 6'2", 192 pounds, senior, Flint, MI - end.
Gene Snider, 6'0", 195 pounds, sophomore, Hamtramck, MI – started 3 games at center.Ed Shannon, 5'8", 172 pounds, sophomore, River Forest, IL – started 6 games at right halfback.Mike Rotunno, 6'0", 187 pounds, sophomore, Canton, OH - guard.Chuck Ritter, 6'0", 195 pounds, senior, Cassopolis, MI - guard.John Peckham, 6'2", 227 pounds, junior, Sioux Falls, SD – started 2 games at center.John Morrow, 6'2", 228 pounds, junior, Ann Arbor, MI – started 3 games at right tackle.Ed Meads, 6'0", 199 pounds, junior, Oxford, MI – started 9 games at right guard.Duncan McDonald, 6'0", 170 pounds, senior, Flint, MI – started 3 games at quarterback.Bob Marion, 5'10", 192 pounds, junior, Muskegon Heights, MI - guard.Tom Maentz, 6'2", 205 pounds, sophomore, Holland, MI – started 5 games at right end.Jim Maddock, 6'0", 187 pounds, sophomore, Chicago – started 1 game at quarterback.Ron Kramer, 6'3", 210 pounds, sophomore, East Detroit, MI – started 9 games at left end.Bill Kolesar, 6'0", 221 pounds, junior, Mentor, OH - tackle.Stan Knickerbocker, 5'11", 173 pounds, senior, Chelsea, MI - halfback.Dave Hill, 6'0", 188 pounds, junior, Ypsilanti, MI – started 2 games at fullback.Edward Hickey, 5'8", 173 pounds, senior, Anaconda, MT – started 1 game at right halfback.Tom Hendricks, 5'11", 181 pounds, junior, Detroit - halfback.Jerry Goebel, 6'3", 214 pounds, sophomore, Grosse Pointe, MI - center.Ronald Geyer, 6'2", 225 pounds, senior, Toledo, OH – started 6 games at right tackle.
George Corey, 5'10", 163 pounds, junior, Baden, PA - halfback.Daniel Cline, 5'10" 175 pounds, senior, Brockport, NY – started 9 games at left halfback.Ted Cachey, 5'10", 178 pounds, senior, Chicago – started 9 games at left guard.Charles Brooks, 6'1", 202 pounds, sophomore, Marshall, MI - end.Tony Branoff, 5'11", 188 pounds, junior, Flint, MI – started 2 games at right halfback.James Bates, 6'0", 198 pounds, senior, Farmington, MI – started 4 games at center.Terry Barr, 6'1", 172 pounds, sophomore, Grand Rapids, MI - halfback.Lou Baldacci, 6'1", 196 pounds, junior, Akron, OH – started 5 games at quarterback, 1 game at fullback.Fred Baer, 5'11", 188 pounds, senior, LaGrange, IL – started 6 games at fullback.Players who started at least four games are shown with their names in bold. The following 33 players received varsity letters for their participation on the 1954 team. Michigan's individual statistical leaders for the 1954 season include those listed below. Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Jim Maddock with 293 passing yards, Fred Baer with 439 rushing yards, and Ron Kramer with 303 receiving yards. Two Michigan players received All-American honors: left end Ron Kramer was selected as a first-team All-American by the Central Press Association, and left tackle Art Walker received first-team honors from the All-America Board and the Football Writers Association of America. Left guard Ted Cachey was the team captain, and fullback Fred Baer received the team's most valuable player award,
In its seventh year under head coach Bennie Oosterbaan, Michigan compiled a 6–3 record (5–2 against conference opponents), tied for second place in the Big Ten, outscored opponents by a combined total of 139 to 87, and was ranked No. The 1954 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1954 Big Ten Conference football season.
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