1952 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
| 1952 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football | |
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OVC co-champion Refrigerator Bowl champion | |
Refrigerator Bowl, W 34–19 vs. Arkansas State | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 9–1 (4–1 OVC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Will Price, Willie Watson |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State
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3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky
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0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1952 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State College (now known as
1922.[2] R. E. Simpson, Marvin Satterly, Gene McFadden, and Max Stevens were also named to the All-OVC team. The team's captains were Dave Miller and Denny Wedge.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | Middle Tennessee | Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) | W 33–19 | |||
| September 27 | at Evansville* | Evansville, IN | W 39–0 | |||
| October 11 | at Morehead State | Morehead, KY | W 39–7 | |||
| October 18 | Northeast Louisiana State* | Bowling Green, KY | W 42–27 | 3,500 | [4] | |
| October 25 | 8:00 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech |
| L 13–21 | 6,000 | [5][6] |
| November 1 | Delta State * | Bowling Green, KY | W 35–13 | |||
| November 8 | Eastern Kentucky  | Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) | W 48–6 | |||
| November 15 | Southeast Missouri State * | Bowling Green, KY | W 41–0 | |||
| November 22 | at Murray State |
| W 12–7 | |||
| December 7 | vs. Arkansas State* |
| W 34–19 | 9,000 | [7] | |
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References
- ^ 2017 OVC Football Media Guide, retrieved 30 April 2020
- ASIN B00ILIOPAO.
- ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 176. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
