1954 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football team

The 1954 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Eastern Kentucky State College—now known as Eastern Kentucky University–as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1954 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Glenn Presnell, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 8–1–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the OVC title. Eastern Kentucky was invited to the Tangerine Bowl, where the Maroons lost to Omaha.^[1]

1954 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football
OVC champion
Tangerine Bowl, L 6–7 vs. Omaha
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	8–1–1 (5–0 OVC)
Head coach	Glenn Presnell (1st season)
Seasons ← 1953 1955 →

1954 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Eastern Kentucky $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
Western Kentucky	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Murray State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Middle Tennessee	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Tennessee Tech	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Morehead State	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18		John Carroll*	Richmond, KY	W 19–0		[2]
September 24		at Middle Tennessee	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	W 26–0		[3]
October 1		Murray State	Richmond, KY	W 25–6	2,500	[4]
October 8		Tennessee Tech	Richmond, KY	W 14–7	3,000	[5]
October 16		at Youngstown*	Youngstown, OH	W 25–7	11,500	[6]
October 23		at Morehead State	Morehead, KY (Old Hawg Rifle)	W 12–8	4,500	[7]
October 30		Toledo*	Richmond, KY	T 13–13		[8]
November 6	3:00 p.m.	at Western Kentucky	Western Stadium Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)	W 21–0	6,200	[9][10][11]
November 13		Louisville*	Richmond, KY	W 20–6	6,000	[12]
January 1		vs. Omaha*	Tangerine Bowl Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)	L 6–7	12,759	[13][14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time