1954 Bowling Green Falcons football team

1954 Mid-American Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1954 Bowling Green Falcons football
1954 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
1954 record	2–7 (0–6 MAC)
Head coach	Bob Whittaker (14th season);
MVP	Bill Bradshaw
Captain	John Ladd
	Seasons ← 1953 1955 →

The 1954 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1954 college football season. In their 14th and final season under head coach Bob Whittaker, the Falcons compiled a 2–7 record (0–6 against MAC opponents), finished in last place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 196 to 125.^[1]

The team's statistical leaders were Bill Bradshaw with 414 passing yards, John Ladd with 266 rushing yards, and Jack Hecker with 274 receiving yards.^[2] John Ladd was the team captain.^[3] Bill Bradshaw received the team's Most Valuable Player award.^[4]

Bob Whittaker, who had coached the Bowling Green football team since 1941, resigned the post in late February 1955, though he remained with the school as an assistant professor in the department of health and physical education.^[5] Whittaker compiled a 66–50–7 record in his 14 seasons at the school's head football coach.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 18	at Dayton*	UD Stadium Dayton, OH	W 18–0
September 25	Miami (OH)	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 7–46
October 2	Waynesburg*	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 7–12
October 9	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 15–20
October 16	Baldwin Wallace*	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 13–0
October 23	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 7–38
October 30	at Kent State	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	L 25–28
November 6	Marshall	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 19–26
November 13	Ohio	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 14–26
*Non-conference game

References[]

^ "2016 BGSU Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green State University. 2016. pp. 148, 153.
^ 2016 Media Guide, pp. 132-133.
^ 2016 Media Guide, p. 148.
^ 2016 Media Guide, p. 140.
^ "Perry Accepts Head Coaching Position at BG". The Marion (OH) Star. March 1, 1955. p. 16.

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[1] "2016 BGSU Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green State University. 2016. pp. 148, 153.

[2] 2016 Media Guide, pp. 132-133.

[3] 2016 Media Guide, p. 148.

[4] 2016 Media Guide, p. 140.

[5] "Perry Accepts Head Coaching Position at BG". The Marion (OH) Star. March 1, 1955. p. 16.

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1954 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Miami (OH) $	4	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Kent State	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Ohio	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Toledo	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	2	–	1
Western Michigan	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Western Reserve	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	4	–	1
Marshall	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Bowling Green	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion