1959 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

1959 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	5–4 (3–3 OVC)
Head coach	Nick Denes (3rd season)
Captain	Dave Miller, Denny Wedge

1959 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from UPI small college poll

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
September 15	at Louisville*	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	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*	Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	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
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 176. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
2. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.