1961 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
American college football season
1961 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football | |
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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 6–3 (4–2 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Winton Boone |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 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 1961 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Nick Denes, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, plaching third place in the OVC. The team's captain was Winton Boone.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | at Southeast Missouri State* | Cape Girardeau, MO | W 13–0 | 4,000 | |
September 24 | East Tennessee State | Bowling Green, KY | W 32–14 | 4,000 | |
September 30 | at Middle Tennessee | Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry) | L 6–14 | 6,500–7,000 | [2] |
October 7 | at Austin Peay* | W 26–6 | 4,500 | ||
October 14 | Tennessee Tech | Bowling Green, KY | L 12–13 | 7,000 | |
October 21 | at Louisville* |
| L 0–20 | 4,500 | |
October 28 | at Eastern Kentucky | Richmond, KY (rivalry) | W 16–15 | 7,000 | |
November 4 | Morehead State![]() | Bowling Green, KY | W 7–0 | 7,000 | |
November 11 | Murray State | Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) | W 14–6 | 4,500 | |
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References
- ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 176. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.