1961 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

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1961 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record6–3 (4–2 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainWinton Boone
Seasons
←  1960
1962  →
1961 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tennessee Tech $ 6 –0 –07 –3 –0
Middle Tennessee 5 –1 –07 –3 –0
Western Kentucky 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Eastern Kentucky 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
Murray State 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
East Tennessee State 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
Morehead State 0 –6 –01 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1961 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 1961 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Nick Denes, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, plaching third place in the OVC. The team's captain was Winton Boone. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Southeast Missouri State * Cape Girardeau, MO W 13–04,000
September 24 East Tennessee State Bowling Green, KY W 32–144,000
September 30at Middle Tennessee Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)L 6–146,500–7,000 [2]
October 7at Austin Peay *
W 26–64,500
October 14 Tennessee Tech Bowling Green, KYL 12–137,000
October 21at Louisville *
L 0–204,500
October 28at Eastern Kentucky Richmond, KY (rivalry)W 16–157,000
November 4 Morehead State Dagger-14-plain.pngBowling Green, KYW 7–07,000
November 11 Murray State Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)W 14–64,500
  • *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. 176. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1961 Middle Tennessee)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1961 Western Kentucky)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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