| Year: | 1954 |
| Team: | Eastern Kentucky Maroons |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Short Conf: | OVC |
| Record: | 8–1–1 |
| Conf Record: | 5–0 |
| Head Coach: | Glenn Presnell |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Champion: | OVC champion |
| Bowl: | Tangerine Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 6–7 vs. Omaha |
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]