1956 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

1956 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–4 (2–3 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Chambliss, Bill Strawn
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Murray State 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Western Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Tennessee Tech 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Eastern Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Morehead State 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 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 college football season. Led by Jack Clayton in his ninth and final year as head coach, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the OVC. The team's captains were Jim Chambliss and Bill Strawn.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 22at East Tennessee State*Johnson City, TNW 12–7
September 29Middle TennesseeBowling Green, KY (rivalry)L 6–7
October 6Youngstown State*Bowling Green, KYW 26–9
October 13at Tennessee TechCookeville, TNL 26–39
October 20Eastern KentuckydaggerBowling Green, KY (rivalry)W 14–6
October 27at Memphis State*
L 0–42[2]
November 3at Morehead StateMorehead, KYW 9–7
November 10Mississippi College*Bowling Green, KYW 14–0
November 17at Murray State
L 13–34
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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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. ^ "Memphis State deals Hilltoppers third loss, 42–0". The Park City Daily News. October 28, 1956. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.