1947 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football team
1947 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football | |
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Conference | Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
1947 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 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]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 26 | at Evansville* |
| T 0–0 | 12,000 | [2][3] | ||
October 4 | Arkansas State* | Bowling Green, KY | T 14–14 | ||||
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 | [4] | ||||
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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References[]
- ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 174. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ "Western Ties Evansville 0-0". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. September 27, 1947. p. 14. Retrieved November 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Robertson, Bill (September 27, 1947). "Western Battles Evansville To Tie". The Evansville Press. Evansville, Indiana. p. 6. Retrieved November 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Hilltoppers Lose To West Michigan By Score of 38 To 0". The Owensboro Messenger. November 2, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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