The 1952 Wisconsin Badgers football team, under head coach Ivy Williamson, compiled a 6–3–1 record, tied for the Big Ten championship, was ranked No.
Sophomore Alan Ameche was a first-team All-Big Ten player, set a Wisconsin record with 946 rushing yards, and went on to win the 1954 Heisman Trophy.
The 1952 Purdue Boilermakers football team, under head coach Stu Holcomb, was the Big Ten co-champion and ranked No.
[2] Key AP final = Team's rank in the final AP Poll of the 1952 season[3] AP high = Team's highest rank in the AP Poll throughout the 1952 season[3] PPG = Average of points scored per game; conference leader's average displayed in bold[3] PAG = Average of points allowed per game; conference leader's average displayed in bold[3] MVP = Most valuable player as voted by players on each team as part of the voting process to determine the winner of the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy; trophy winner in bold[4] The following players were picked by the Associated Press (AP)as first-team players on the 1952 All-Big Ten Conference football team.
[5] The Big Ten's consensus All-Americans were: Other Big Ten players who were named first-team All-Americans by at least one selector were: Minnesota running back Paul Giel finished third in the voting for the 1952 Heisman Trophy.