1939 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football team

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1939 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–1–1 (5–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainSam Panepinto, Waddell Murphy (alternative)
Seasons
  1938
1940  
1939 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisiana Normal $ 7 0 011 0 0
Tennessee Tech 4 0 06 3 1
Mississippi College 3 0 06 1 1
Miami (FL) 2 0 05 5 0
Rollins 5 1 08 1 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 5 1 17 1 1
Mississippi State Teachers 4 1 04 2 3
Murray State 4 1 14 4 1
Newberry 3 1 14 1 4
Presbyterian 3 1 24 3 2
Georgetown (KY) 2 1 14 4 1
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 3 2 06 3 0
Union (TN) 3 2 07 2 0
Morehead State 2 2 06 2 0
Louisville 1 1 15 2 1
Union (KY) 1 1 13 3 1
Oglethorpe 3 3 13 4 1
Centre 1 1 11 5 2
Centenary 1 1 02 9 1
Louisiana Tech 3 4 05 6 0
West Tennessee State Teachers 3 4 03 8 0
Troy State 2 3 07 4 0
SW Louisiana 2 3 03 5 1
Stetson 2 4 23 5 2
Louisiana College 2 5 04 6 1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 1 5 11 6 1
Erskine 1 5 01 9 0
Delta State 1 6 01 9 0
Wofford 0 2 31 5 3
Tampa 0 3 12 7 1
Jacksonville State 0 3 10 8 2
Transylvania 0 7 01 8 0
Emory and Henry 0 0 07 2 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1939 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1939 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Gander Terry, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 7–1–1 with a mark of 5–1–1 in conference play. Sam Panepinto was the team's captain and Waddell Murphy was the alternate captain. [1]

Western Kentucky was ranked at No. 150 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Ohio *W 14–7 [3]
September 30at Morehead State
W 2–0
October 7 Louisiana Tech Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Western Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
W 30–74,500 [4]
October 13at Tennessee Tech
L 0–10
October 21at West Tennessee State W 12–0 [5]
October 28 Middle Tennessee State Teachers
  • Western Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)
W 26–2
November 4at Western State Teachers (MI) *W 20–14 [6]
November 11 Eastern Kentucky
  • Western Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)
W 26–0
November 25 Murray State
  • Western Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)
T 12–12
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 174. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  2. E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Ohio Bobcats Beaten, 14-7, By Western Kentucky State". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 24, 1939. p. 29 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Hilltoppers unleash bolt of power in final period to run over Louisiana Tech by 20–7". The Park City Daily News. October 8, 1939. Retrieved September 23, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Fast-stepping Western backfield defeats West Tennessee 12–0". The Park City Daily News. October 22, 1939. Retrieved September 22, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Hilltoppers Nip Michigan Team By Score 20-14". The Messenger. November 5, 1939. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.