1948 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
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| Louisville | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1948 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 1948 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Jack Clayton, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fifth in the OVC.[1]
Western Kentucky was ranked at No. 230 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 25 | at Evansville |
| L 6–12 | ||||
| October 4 | at Arkansas State* |
| L 12–13 | [3] | |||
| October 9 | at Morehead State | Morehead, KY | W 19–14 | ||||
| October 16 | Union (TN)* | Bowling Green, KY | W 20–7 | ||||
| October 23 | at Louisville | L 6–20 | |||||
| October 30 | Georgetown (KY)* | Bowling Green, KY | W 33–0 | ||||
| November 6 | Louisiana College * | Bowling Green, KY | W 35–18 | ||||
| November 13 | Eastern Kentucky  | Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) | W 14–13 | ||||
| November 25 | Murray State | Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) | L 7–34 | ||||
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References
- ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 175. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
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