| 1947 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football | |
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| Conference | Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 3–4–2 (1–3 KIAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Jimmy Haynes |
The 1947 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) as a member of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) during the 1947 college football season. Led by Jesse Thomas in his third and final season as head coach, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 3–4–2 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play. The team's captain was Jimmy Haynes. [1]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Western Kentucky was ranked at No. 289 out of 500 college football teams. [2]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 26 | at Evansville * |
| T 0–0 | 12,000 | [3] [4] | ||
| October 4 | Arkansas State * | Bowling Green, KY | T 14–14 | 3,500 | [5] | ||
| October 11 | Tennessee Tech * | Bowling Green, KY | W 13–7 | ||||
| October 18 | Bradley * | Bowling Green, KY | W 15–13 | ||||
| October 27 | at Louisville | L 13–19 | |||||
| November 1 | at Western Michigan * | L 0–39 | [6] | ||||
| November 8 | Morehead State | Bowling Green, KY | W 20–0 | ||||
| November 15 | at Eastern Kentucky | Richmond, KY (rivalry) | L 7–27 | ||||
| November 22 | at Murray State |
| L 0–20 | ||||
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