1935 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football team

1935 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	7–3 (5–2 SIAA)
Head coach	Carl Anderson (3rd season)
Seasons ←  1934 1936  →

1935 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Middle Tennessee State Teachers $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
Howard (AL)	5	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	2
Furman	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Centenary	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Union (KY)	2	–	0	–	2			3	–	1	–	2
Southwestern (TN)	2	–	0	–	2			3	–	4	–	3
Louisiana Tech	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Mississippi State Teachers	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Stetson	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
The Citadel	4	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	1
Transylvania	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Georgetown (KY)	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Western Kentucky State Teachers	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Wofford	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Louisiana College	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Millsaps	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Mercer	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Centre	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
Union (TN)	2	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Murray State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Presbyterian	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Rollins	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Loyola (LA)	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Newberry	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
SW Louisiana	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Louisville	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
Louisiana Normal	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
West Tennessee State Teachers	0	–	3	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
Erskine	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
Mississippi College	0	–	5	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Tennessee Tech	0	–	5	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
Morehead State	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1935 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) in the 1935 college football season. They were coached by Carl Anderson. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28		Bethel (TN) *	Bowling Green, KY	W 36–0
October 5		at Western State Teachers *	Western State Teachers College Field Kalamazoo, MI	L 0–6		[2]
October 11		at Tennessee Tech	Cookeville, TN	W 31–6
October 19		Transylvania	Bowling Green, KY	W 35–0
October 25		at Middle Tennessee State Teachers	Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)	L 0–7		[3]
November 2		Murray State	Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)	W 21–6
November 16		Howard (AL)	Bowling Green, KY	L 0–19		[4]
November 23		Eastern Kentucky	Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)	W 40–6
November 28		Tampa *	Bowling Green, KY	W 18–0
December 7	2:00 p.m.	at Centre	Farris Stadium Danville, KY	W 13–7	1,500	[5] [6]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

References

1. WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020
2. "Western Kentucky Loses in Michigan". The Tennessean. October 5, 1935. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Hilltoppers defeated by Tennesseans". The Park City Daily News. October 27, 1935. Retrieved September 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Howard beats Western, 19–0". The Lexington Herald. November 17, 1935. Retrieved March 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. Wisner, Bob (December 7, 1935). "Centre To Close Against Wisner". Kentucky Advocate . Danville, Kentucky. p. 1. Retrieved August 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
6. "Western Tops Centre, 13-7, In Close Game". The Lexington Leader . Lexington, Kentucky. December 8, 1935. p. 6. Retrieved August 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com .