1962 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

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1962 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
1962 record5–3 (3–3 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainLee Murray
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Tennessee State + 4 2 0 7 3 0
Eastern Kentucky + 4 2 0 6 3 0
Morehead State + 4 2 0 5 3 0
Middle Tennessee + 4 2 0 6 4 0
Western Kentucky 3 3 0 5 3 0
Murray State 1 5 0 5 5 0
Tennessee Tech 1 5 0 2 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1962 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 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Nick Denes, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, plaching fifth place in the OVC. The team's captain was Lee Murray.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 15Southeast Missouri State*Bowling Green, KYW 28–7
September 22at East Tennessee StateJohnson City, TNL 7–27
September 29Middle TennesseeBowling Green, KY (rivalry)L 0–17
October 6Austin Peay*Bowling Green, KYW 21–13
October 13at Tennessee TechCookeville, TNW 24–7
October 27Eastern KentuckydaggerBowling Green, KY (rivalry)L 5–6
November 3at Morehead StateMorehead, KYW 7–0
November 10at Murray State
W 16–15
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[]

  1. ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 176. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
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