| Year: | 1954 |
| Team: | Hastings Broncos |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Nebraska College Conference |
| Short Conf: | NCC |
| Record: | 9–0 |
| Conf Record: | 7–0 |
| Head Coach: | Tom McLaughlin |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Stadium: | A. H. Jones Stadium |
| Champion: | NCC champion |
| Bowl: | Mineral Water Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 20–14 vs. College of Emporia |
The 1954 Hastings Broncos football team was an American football team that represented Hastings College as a member of the Nebraska College Conference (NCC) during the 1954 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Tom McLaughlin, the Broncos compiled a perfect 9–0 record (7–0 in conference games), won the NCC championship, defeated College of Emporia in the Mineral Water Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 230 to 97.[1] [2]
Five Hastings players were selected as first-team players on the 1954 NCC all-conference team: Lavon Eisenhauer at end; Veryl Borden at guard; Gene Fleharty at tackle; Chuck Stickels at quarterback; and Bruce Edwards at halfback. Two others were named to the second team: Hilly Beck at the end and Ladd Cochrane at the back. Guard Jim Sterp received an honorable mention.[3]
The team played home games at A. H. Jones Stadium in Hastings, Nebraska.