1941 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football team

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1941 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–5–1 (3–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
←  1940
1942  →
1941 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Presbyterian $ 5 –0 –06 –3 –0
Miami (FL) 2 –0 –08 –2 –0
Centre 2 –0 –03 –4 –0
Mississippi Southern 6 –0 –19 –0 –1
Louisiana Tech 5 –1 –05 –4 –1
Eastern Kentucky 3 –1 –07 –1 –0
SW Louisiana 3 –1 –16 –2 –1
Union (TN) 3 –1 –15 –3 –1
Tennessee Tech 3 –1 –05 –4 –0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 3 –1 –14 –5 –1
Georgetown (KY) 2 –1 –07 –2 –0
Wofford 2 –1 –04 –6 –0
Memphis State 3 –2 –06 –3 –0
Rollins 2 –2 –05 –2 –1
Louisiana Normal 3 –3 –14 –3 –1
Murray State 3 –3 –24 –3 –2
Tampa 2 –2 –05 –4 –0
Louisville 1 –1 –04 –4 –0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 –3 –14 –3 –1
Newberry 2 –3 –05 –6 –0
Mississippi College 1 –2 –05 –3 –0
SE Louisiana 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Oglethorpe 1 –3 –04 –4 –0
Transylvania 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
Troy State 1 –4 –05 –4 –0
Louisiana College 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
Delta State 1 –7 –11 –8 –1
Union (KY) 0 –1 –00 –5 –0
Centenary 0 –2 –10 –8 –2
Morehead State 0 –3 –03 –4 –0
Erskine 0 –4 –02 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 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 1941 college football season. Led by Gander Terry in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play. [1]

Western Kentucky was ranked at No. 157 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 19at Austin Peay * Clarksville, TN W 38–0
September 27at Morehead State Morehead, KY W 14–0
October 3at Middle Tennessee State Teachers Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)W 15–7
October 11at Ohio *
L 7–20
October 18at Marshall *
L 7–34
October 25 Eastern Kentucky Dagger-14-plain.png Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)W 27–20
November 1at Western Michigan * Kalamazoo, MI L 7–21
November 7at Tennessee Tech Cookeville, TN L 6–27
November 14 Howard (AL) *Bowling Green, KYL 7–20
November 20 Murray State Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)T 0–0
  • *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. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.


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