1965 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

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1965 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record2–6–2 (1–5–1 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainKen Frick
Seasons
←  1964
1966  →
1965 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Middle Tennessee $ 7 –0 –010 –0 –0
Austin Peay 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
Eastern Kentucky 4 –2 –14 –4 –1
Morehead State 3 –4 –03 –6 –0
Tennessee Tech 3 –4 –03 –7 –0
Murray State 1 –4 –22 –6 –2
Western Kentucky 1 –5 –12 –6 –2
East Tennessee State 1 –6 –02 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1965 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 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Nick Denes, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 2–6–2 with a mark of 1–5–1 in conference play, for seventh place in the OVC. The team's captain was Ken Frick. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 18at Akron *
T 6–640,165
September 25 East Tennessee State Bowling Green, KY W 15–147,000–7,062
October 2at No. 9 Middle Tennessee Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)L 0–218,500
October 9at Austin Peay
L 6–385,800
October 16 Tennessee Tech Bowling Green, KYL 6–466,500–6,505
October 23 Drake *Dagger-14-plain.pngBowling Green, KYW 28–2110,000–10,025
October 30at Eastern Kentucky Richmond, KY (rivalry)L 12–2811,500
November 6 Morehead State Bowling Green, KYL 12–215,000–5,012
November 13at Butler *
L 20–275,150
November 20 Murray State Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)T 14–145,000–5,731
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

References

  1. ↑ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 177. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1965 Western Kentucky)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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