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1954 Ashland Eagles football team

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1954 Ashland Eagles football
MOL champion
ConferenceMid-Ohio League
Record7–0 (4–0 MOL)
Head coach
Home stadiumMyers Field
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Mid-Ohio League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ashland $ 4 0 0 7 0 0
Findlay 3 2 0 3 4 0
Wilmington (OH) 1 1 0 4 3 0
Bluffton 2 2 0 4 4 0
Defiance 2 3 0 4 4 0
Ohio Northern 0 4 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1954 Ashland Eagles football team was an American football team that represented Ashland University as a member of the Mid-Ohio League (MOL) during the 1954 college football season. In their first year under head coach Robert Brownson, the Eagles compiled a perfect 7–0 record (4–0 in conference games), won the MOL championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 119 to 28.[1]

The team played its home games at Myers Field and Redwood Stadium in Ashland, Ohio.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Kenyon
W 40–04,000[2]
October 2at Ohio NorthernAda, OHW 13–0[3]
October 9Slippery Rock
  • Redwood Stadium
  • Ashland, OH
W 21–63,500[4]
October 16Indiana Central
  • Myers Field
  • Ashland, OH
W 6–02,500[5]
October 23Blufftondagger
  • Myers Field
  • Ashland, OH
W 7–05,000[6]
October 30Findlay
  • Myers Field
  • Ashland, OH
W 19–133,500[7]
November 6at DefianceDefiance, OHW 13–9[1]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ a b Howard Honaker (November 7, 1954). "Eagles End '54 Season Undefeated: Post 7th Victory, Claim MOL Crown". Mansfield News-Journal. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Howard Honaker (September 26, 1954). "Ashland Defeats Kenyon". Mansfield News-Journal. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Howard Honaker (October 3, 1954). "Ashland In 13-0 Victory". Mansfield News-Journal. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Howard B. Honaker (October 10, 1954). "Ashland Eagles Win 3rd Straight". Mansfield News-Journal. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Howard Honaker (October 17, 1954). "Eagles In 4th Victory". Mansfield News-Journal. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Howard B. Honaker (October 24, 1954). "Ashland Defeats Bluffton". Mansfield News-Journal. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Howard Honaker (October 31, 1954). "Ashland Defeats Findlay". Mansfield News-Journal. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.