1928 Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers football team

1928 Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers football
State champion
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	8–1 (5–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Edgar Diddle (7th season)
Seasons ←  1927 1929  →

1928 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Chattanooga $	8	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Mississippi College	6	–	1	–	2			7	–	1	–	2
Western Kentucky State Normal	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Southern College	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	1
Transylvania	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Wofford	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Furman	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Millsaps	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Howard (AL)	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Centenary	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	2
Louisiana College	2	–	1	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Southwestern (TN)	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Birmingham–Southern	2	–	2	–	3			3	–	2	–	4
Mercer	2	–	2	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Georgetown (KY)	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
SW Louisiana	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Kentucky Wesleyan	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Stetson	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Newberry	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Spring Hill	2	–	3	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Oglethorpe	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Presbyterian	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Normal	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Union (TN)	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Centre	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Louisiana Tech	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Rollins	0	–	3	–	0			0	–	4	–	0
Louisville	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Erskine	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1928 Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) in the 1928 college football season. They were coached by legendary basketball coach Edgar Diddle in his last season as football coach. ^[1] This team defeated all other Kentucky teams on its schedule and claimed to be state champions. Turner Elrod, Paul Taylor, and Lynn Williams were named to the All Kentucky Team. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	2:30 p.m.	at Centre	Cheek Field Danville, KY	W 12–0	2,000	[3] [4] [5]
October 6		Southwestern (TN)	Bowling Green, KY	W 18–0
October 13		Bethel (TN)	Bowling Green, KY	W 39–0
October 20		at Middle Tennessee State Teachers	Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)	W 19–0
October 27		Georgetown (KY)	Bowling Green, KY	W 19–0
November 3		Louisville	Bowling Green, KY	W 20–0
November 10		Kentucky Wesleyan	Bowling Green, KY	W 13–0
November 16		at Union (TN)	Jackson, TN	L 6–7
November 24		Cumberland (KY)	Bowling Green, KY	W 25–0
Homecoming All times are in Central time

References

1. WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020
2. Ruby, Earl (1979). Red Towel Territory: A History Of Athletics At Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co. ASIN   B00ILIOPAO.
3. "Colonels Face Real Test In Western Team". The Lexington Herald . Lexington, Kentucky. September 29, 1928. p. 10. Retrieved August 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
4. Hoover, Frank K. (September 30, 1928). "Western Teachers Defeat Centre in Impressive Fashion, 12 to 0". The Lexington Herald . Lexington, Kentucky. pp. 4, 9 . Retrieved August 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
5. "Pedagogues Open Season By Defeating Centre Colonels". College Heights Herald . Bowling Green, Kentucky. October 1, 1928. p. 6. Retrieved August 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com .