1941 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football team

1941 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–5–1 (3–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Gander Terry (4th season)
Seasons ←  1940 1942  →

1941 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Presbyterian $	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Miami (FL)	2	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Centre	2	–	0	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Mississippi Southern	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
Louisiana Tech	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Eastern Kentucky	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
SW Louisiana	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Union (TN)	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Tennessee Tech	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Western Kentucky State Teachers	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Georgetown (KY)	2	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Wofford	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Memphis State	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Rollins	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	1
Louisiana Normal	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Murray State	3	–	3	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
Tampa	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Louisville	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Newberry	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Mississippi College	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
SE Louisiana	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Oglethorpe	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Transylvania	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Troy State	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Louisiana College	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Delta State	1	–	7	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
Union (KY)	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	5	–	0
Centenary	0	–	2	–	1			0	–	8	–	2
Morehead State	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Erskine	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 19	at Austin Peay *	Clarksville, TN	W 38–0
September 27	at Morehead State	Morehead, KY	W 14–0
October 3	at Middle Tennessee State Teachers	Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)	W 15–7
October 11	at Ohio *	Ohio Stadium Athens, OH	L 7–20
October 18	at Marshall *	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 7–34
October 25	Eastern Kentucky	Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)	W 27–20
November 1	at Western Michigan *	Kalamazoo, MI	L 7–21
November 7	at Tennessee Tech	Cookeville, TN	L 6–27
November 14	Howard (AL) *	Bowling Green, KY	L 7–20
November 20	Murray State	Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)	T 0–0
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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.