1959 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
American college football season
1959 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football | |
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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 5–4 (3–3 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Dave Miller, Denny Wedge |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Middle Tennessee + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 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 1959 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Nick Denes, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the OVC. The team's captains were Dave Miller and Denny Wedge.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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September 15 | at Louisville* |
| L 0–19 |
September 19 | at Southeast Missouri State* | Cape Girardeau, MO | W 13–8 |
September 26 | East Tennessee State | Bowling Green, KY | L 7–13 |
October 3 | at Middle Tennessee | Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry) | L 2–37 |
October 10 | at Austin Peay* | W 20–12 | |
October 17 | Tennessee Tech![]() | Bowling Green, KY | L 19–29 |
October 31 | at Eastern Kentucky | Richmond, KY (rivalry) | W 14–7 |
November 7 | Morehead State | Bowling Green, KY | W 27–14 |
November 21 | Murray State | Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) | W 21–6 |
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References
- ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 176. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.