1957 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

1957 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	5–3–1 (1–3–1 OVC)
Head coach	Nick Denes (1st season)
Captains	Twyman Patterson Carroll VanHooser
Seasons ←  1956 1958  →

1957 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Middle Tennessee $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Tennessee Tech	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Eastern Kentucky	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Western Kentucky	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Murray State	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Morehead State	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1957 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State College (now known as Western Kentucky University) as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1957 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Nick Denes, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 5-3-1 with a mark of 1-3-1 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the OVC. The team's captains were Twyman Patterson and Carroll VanHooser. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 21	at Southeast Missouri State *	Cape Girardeau, MO	W 25–20
September 28	East Tennessee State *	Bowling Green, KY	W 7–26
October 5	at Middle Tennessee	Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)	L 7–26
October 12	at Youngstown State *	Youngstown, OH	W 9–6
October 19	Tennessee Tech	Bowling Green, KY	L 9-27
November 2	at Eastern Kentucky	Richmond, KY (rivalry)	L 0–28
November 9	Morehead State	Bowling Green, KY	W 28–6
November 16	Wittenberg *	Bowling Green, KY	W 28–13
November 23	Murray State	Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)	T 7–7
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 176. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
2. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1957 Western Kentucky)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 17, 2022.