1954 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football | |
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OVC champion | |
Tangerine Bowl, L 6–7 vs. Omaha | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 8–1–1 (5–0 OVC) |
Head coach |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 18 | John Carroll* | Richmond, KY | W 19–0 | [2] | ||
September 24 | at Middle Tennessee | 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 |
| W 21–0 | 6,200 | [9][10][11] |
November 13 | Louisville* | Richmond, KY | W 20–6 | 6,000 | [12] | |
January 1 | vs. Omaha* | L 6–7 | 12,759 | [13][14] | ||
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