1953 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

1953 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record6–4 (2–3 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainMarvin Satterly, Max Stevens
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tennessee Tech $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Eastern Kentucky 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Middle Tennessee 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Western Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Murray State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Morehead State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Jack Clayton, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the OVC. The team's captains were Marvin Satterly and Max Stevens.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 19at Middle TennesseeMurfreesboro, TN (rivalry)L 0–13
September 26East Tennessee State*Bowling Green, KYW 32–13
October 3at Stetson*
L 7–18
October 10Morehead StateBowling Green, KYW 48–0
October 17at Northeast Louisiana State*
W 28–0[2]
October 24Tennessee TechdaggerBowling Green, KYL 21–34
October 31at Delta State*Cleveland, MSW 21–19
November 7at Eastern KentuckyRichmond, KY (rivalry)W 7–13
November 14Evansville*Bowling Green, KYW 26–13
November 21Murray StateBowling Green, KY (rivalry)W 13–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

  1. ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 175. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Western romps, 28–0, over Northeast State". Lexington Leader. October 18, 1953. p. 15. Retrieved January 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.