The 1954 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Eastern Kentucky State CollegeâÂÂnow known as Eastern Kentucky UniversityâÂÂas 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 8âÂÂ1âÂÂ1 with a mark of 5âÂÂ0 in conference play, winning the OVC title. Eastern Kentucky was invited to the Tangerine Bowl, where the Maroons lost to Omaha.