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1954 Bowling Green Falcons football team

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1954 record
  
2–7 (0–6 MAC)

Captain
  
John Ladd

MVP
  
Bill Bradshaw

Conference
  
Mid-American Conference

Head coach
  
Bob Whittaker (14th year)

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.

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. John Ladd was the team captain. Bill Bradshaw received the team's Most Valuable Player award.

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. Whittaker compiled a 66–50–7 record in his 14 seasons at the school's head football coach.

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1954 Bowling Green Falcons football team Wikipedia