1957 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–3–1 (1–3–1 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainTwyman Patterson, Carroll VanHooser
1957 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Middle Tennessee $ 5 0 010 0 0
Tennessee Tech 4 1 06 4 0
Eastern Kentucky 3 2 04 5 0
Western Kentucky 1 3 15 3 1
Murray State 1 3 13 5 1
Morehead State 0 5 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1957 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State College (now known as Western Kentucky University) as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1958 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Nick Denes, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 5-3-1 with a mark of 1-3-1 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the OVC. The team's captains were Twyman Patterson and Carroll VanHooser.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21at Southeast Missouri State*Cape Girardeau, MOW 25–20
September 28East Tennessee State*Bowling Green, KYW 7–26
October 5at Middle TennesseeMurfreesboro, TN (rivalry)L 7–26
October 12at Youngstown State*Youngstown, OHW 9–6
October 19Tennessee TechBowling Green, KYL 9-27
November 2at Eastern KentuckyRichmond, KY (rivalry)L 0–28
November 9Morehead StatedaggerBowling Green, KYW 28–6
November 16Wittenberg*Bowling Green, KYW 28–13
November 23Murray StateBowling Green, KY (rivalry)T 7–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[2]

References

  1. "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 176. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  2. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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