1958 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
| 1958 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (2–4 OVC) |
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| Captain | Rod Bagby, Jim "Yogi" Hardin |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Middle Tennessee + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky
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3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State
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2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1958 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 second-year head coach Nick Denes, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the OVC. The team's captains were Rod Bagby and Jim "Yogi" Hardin.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 20 | Southeast Missouri State* | Bowling Green, KY | W 12–0 | 1,196 |
| September 27 | at East Tennessee State | Johnson City, TN | L 0–8 | |
| October 4 | No. 12 Middle Tennessee | Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) | L 7–10 | 5,319 |
| October 11 | at Youngstown State* | Youngstown, OH | L 6–20 | |
| October 18 | at Tennessee Tech | Cookeville, TN | L 3–7 | |
| November 1 | Eastern Kentucky  | Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) | W 21–14 | 4,042 |
| November 8 | at Morehead State | Morehead, KY | W 14–0 | |
| November 15 | Austin Peay* | Bowling Green, KY | W 34–16 | 3,762 |
| November 22 | at Murray State |
| L 7–12 | |
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References
- ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 176. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.