1952 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

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1952 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
OVC co-champion
Refrigerator Bowl champion
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record9–1 (4–1 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainWill Price, Willie Watson
Seasons
←  1951
1953  →
1952 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Western Kentucky + 4 –1 –09 –1 –0
Tennessee Tech + 4 –1 –09 –2 –0
Murray State 3 –2 –04 –4 –0
Middle Tennessee 2 –2 –06 –5 –0
Eastern Kentucky 0 –3 –13 –4 –1
Morehead State 0 –4 –11 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1952 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State College (now known as Western Kentucky University) in the 1952 college football season. They were coached by Jack Clayton and shared their first Ohio Valley Conference football championship and won their first bowl game, the Refrigerator Bowl. [1] The team was led by college division AP All-American and All-OVC Quarterback Jimmy Feix and matched the school record for most wins set in 1922. [2] R. E. Simpson, Marvin Satterly, Gene McFadden, and Max Stevens were also named to the All-OVC team. The team's captains were Dave Miller and Denny Wedge. [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Middle Tennessee Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)W 33–19
September 27at Evansville * Evansville, IN W 39–0
October 11at Morehead State Morehead, KY W 39–7
October 18 Northeast Louisiana State *Bowling Green, KYW 42–273,500 [4]
October 258:00 p.m.at Tennessee Tech
L 13–216,000 [5] [6]
November 1 Delta State *Bowling Green, KYW 35–13
November 8 Eastern Kentucky Dagger-14-plain.pngBowling Green, KY (rivalry)W 48–6
November 15 Southeast Missouri State *Bowling Green, KYW 41–0
November 22at Murray State
W 12–7
December 7vs. Arkansas State *
W 34–199,000 [7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ↑ 2017 OVC Football Media Guide, retrieved 30 April 2020
  2. ↑ Ruby, Earl (1979). Red Towel Territory: A History Of Athletics At Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co. ASIN   B00ILIOPAO.
  3. ↑ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 176. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Toppers clip Louisiana eleven 42–27 for fourth win". The Park City Daily News. October 19, 1952. Retrieved May 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Tulloss, Bill (October 25, 1952). "OVC Title In Balance At Cookeville". Nashville Banner . Nashville, Tennessee. p. 7. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  6. ↑ "Tech Wallops Western 21-13". The Nashville Tennessean . Nashville, Tennessee. October 26, 1952. p. 7C. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  7. ↑ Robertson, Bill (December 8, 1952). "Powerful Western Kentucky Dethrones Arkansas State, 34-19". The Evansville Press . Evansville, Indiana. p. 18. Retrieved February 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  8. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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