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1958 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

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1958 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–5 (2–4 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainRod Bagby, Jim "Yogi" Hardin
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Middle Tennessee + 5 1 0 8 2 0
Tennessee Tech + 5 1 0 7 3 0
East Tennessee State 4 2 0 5 4 0
Eastern Kentucky 3 3 0 3 6 0
Western Kentucky 2 4 0 4 5 0
Murray State 2 4 0 3 7 0
Morehead State 0 6 0 0 8 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1958 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 1958 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Nick Denes, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the OVC. The team's captains were Rod Bagby and Jim "Yogi" Hardin.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 20Southeast Missouri State*Bowling Green, KYW 12–01,196
September 27at East Tennessee StateJohnson City, TNL 0–8
October 4No. 12 Middle TennesseeBowling Green, KY (rivalry)L 7–105,319
October 11at Youngstown State*Youngstown, OHL 6–20
October 18at Tennessee TechCookeville, TNL 3–7
November 1Eastern KentuckydaggerBowling Green, KY (rivalry)W 21–144,042
November 8at Morehead StateMorehead, KYW 14–0
November 15Austin Peay*Bowling Green, KYW 34–163,762
November 22at Murray State
L 7–12
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 176. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.