1927 Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers football team

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1927 Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4 (2–4 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainAugust Throgmorton
Seasons
  1926
1928  
1927 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Mississippi College + 7 0 08 0 0
Chattanooga + 5 0 08 1 0
Centenary + 4 0 010 0 0
Furman + 3 0 010 1 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 0 01 0 1
Stetson 4 0 16 0 1
Loyola (LA) 1 0 16 2 2
Wofford 2 1 22 4 3
Presbyterian 2 2 13 3 3
Mercer 2 2 05 4 0
Louisville 2 2 04 4 0
Louisiana College 1 1 01 1 0
Union (TN) 2 3 06 4 0
The Citadel 2 3 13 6 1
Centre 2 3 03 6 0
Howard (AL) 1 2 17 2 2
Florida Southern 2 4 12 5 1
Birmingham–Southern 2 4 03 6 0
Western Kentucky State Normal 2 4 05 4 0
Erskine 1 2 12 4 1
Louisiana Tech 1 3 03 5 0
SW Louisiana 1 4 02 7 1
Millsaps 1 5 03 8 0
Rollins 0 2 01 5 0
Transylvania 0 5 00 9 0
Newberry 0 6 00 8 1
Kentucky Wesleyan 0 0 00 0 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1927 Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1927 college football season. They were coached by Edgar Diddle in his sixth year. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30at Chattanooga L 6–44 [2]
October 8at Bethel (TN) McKenzie, TN W 61–0
October 15 Transylvania Bowling Green, KY W 27–0
October 22at Georgetown (KY) Georgetown, KY L 0–6
October 29at Kentucky Wesleyan Owensboro, KY L 0–19
November 5 Louisville Dagger-14-plain.png Bowling Green, KY W 7–6 [3] [4]
November 11 Union (TN) Bowling Green, KY L 0–19
November 19at Evansville Evansville, IN W 27–0
November 24 Eastern Kentucky Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) W 12–0
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. Ruby, Earl (1979). Red Towel Territory: A History Of Athletics At Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co. ASIN   B00ILIOPAO.
  2. "New Stars Appear As U. C. Hands 44-6 Defeat To Normal". The Chattanooga News . Chattanooga, Tennessee. October 1, 1927. p. 4. Retrieved November 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. "Louisville Cardinals Cut By Western Teachers, 7-6". The Courier-Journal . Louisville, Kentucky. November 6, 1927. p. 65. Retrieved November 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. "Western Nips Louisville, 7-6 (continued)". The Courier-Journal . Louisville, Kentucky. November 6, 1927. p. 69. Retrieved November 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .